The most grotesquely violent movie I've ever seen!!!

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2015)

If the director's aim in making this movie was to make the most grotesquely violent and repellent movie in the history of cinema, then I think he's probably cracked it. This is a train wreck of a movie, one that at the same repels and engages the audience; well, that's what it did for me anyway. Certainly, there's a Hell of a film-making talent here and the end result is truly, and sadly, unforgettable. I can't say I enjoyed seeing this movie but technically it does have great merit. And, having sat through this movie, now I know that the very last place in the whole world that I would like to see at first hand is this slum outside Rio. I've never had any great desire to go to Brazil or to any of its major cities despite having traveled widely. Now I know for sure that I can give Rio a miss, especially after hearing from a good friend that he was robbed at knife-point on Copacabana beach some years ago. The movie gets 7 out of 10 and Brazil gets zero.