Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
The film uses its critique of white privilege as a means to woo the legitimizing gaze of international audiences.
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Brazil · 2014
1h 57m
Director Fellipe Barbosa
Starring Thales Cavalcanti, Marcello Novaes, Suzana Pires, Clarissa Pinheiro
Genre Drama
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Jean is an affluent and sheltered teenager living the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. As his upper-class family quietly spirals into bankruptcy, he starts to shed the comforts of his privileged upbringing, exposed to the real world for the first time. Classism and racial politics come into play as Jean starts a relationship with Luiza, a mixed-race girl.
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
The film uses its critique of white privilege as a means to woo the legitimizing gaze of international audiences.
The pic is full of nicely observed vignettes that act as signifiers of caste, though at times the script turns overly didactic.
The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
A confident and quietly promising feature debut from director/co-writer Fellipe Barbosa.
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
Mr. Barbosa blends tales of a coming-of-age and a burgeoning class consciousness, and never loses sympathy for Jean (Thales Cavalcanti).
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Barbosa skillfully skewers the presumptions of rich folks who presume they deserve all that they've gotten, even as they're squandering it.
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