Well worth it

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2003)

This is an excellent film. Not because it is violent, not because it is trendy, not because it is a slowly growing cult film. But because it represents all that is good in film making.
A true story to boot, the film excellently acted and maintains its pace throughout the entire production.
My advice is go see it, if you like this sort of film you will love it, it you don't like this sort of film, you may still love it. The film is very moving and very chilling when you think of the concept of kids with guns.

A final comment to people who say that the film is detached and does not offer any solution to the problem of violence in Brazil are missing the point. It is based on a true story, based on what things are like there. People have become too use to Hollywood with their "Everything is better" mentality, the sort of moral of the tale. This story has no moral, if only that surviving is sometimes all you can do . It is like saying that Shakespeare's historic plays are poor because they don't provide an answer to War. Sorry minor rant.
Jake