Thanks to a superb cast headed by the popular Brazilian actress Regina Casé, this unorthodox tale is ultimately believable.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
Needs to be seen and savored.
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
An unexpected delight, a film that weds the humor and magic of a folk tale with a very modern feel for the psychological dynamics between men and women and for the subtle politics of male rivalry in a macho culture. It has been made and acted with intelligence and evident love, which deserves to be requited.
Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Little gem of a movie.
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
The story moves episodically, almost painstakingly.
TV Guide Magazine by Frank Lovece
Like the hardscrabble lives of this isolated wasteland, it's equal parts unforgiving white-heat aridity and golden late-afternoon glow.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Casé, with her sturdy, elemental body and shining eyes, is the reason phrases like ''inner beauty'' were invented, and she's also the reason this idealistic, naturalistic film by Rio de Janeiro born Andrucha Waddington has been such a success at festivals around the world.