Blue Eyes (2009)
"Olhos azuis" (original title)

Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating ... See full summary »

Director:

José Joffily

Writers:

Melanie Dimantas, Paulo Halm

Stars:

David Rasche, Cristina Lago, Erica Gimpel

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Rasche	...	Marshall
Cristina Lago	...	Bia
Erica Gimpel	...	Sandra
Frank Grillo	...	Bob Estevez
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hector Bordoni	...	Augustin
Valeria Lorca	...	Assumpta
Branca Messina	...	Calypso
Everaldo Pontes	...	The Grandfather
Irandhir Santos	...	Nonato
Pablo Uranga	...	Martin

Storyline

Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating situations. Blinded by prejudice, Marshall ends up causing the death of a young Brazilian. After a period in prison, Marshall goes to Brazil, deadly ill and in a desperate search in order to purge his guilt. In his quest, he is guided by Bia, a young prostitute.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Brazil

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2010 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Blue Eyes

Filming Locations:

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coevos Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 111 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Digital)

Color:

Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

User Reviews

how can this movie only have so few votes?

I have used IMDb for many years, but never bothered to make an account. But Olhos Azuis is such an incredibly good movie that I had to make a review, hoping that this will help more people to get to know this film.

I borrowed the DVD from a friend, but was sceptical and thought it might be some mediocre low-budget movie. But man, was I wrong!

The cast is just great, all lead characters (and the rest as well) are played very convincingly. At times funny, at times very tough, this movie really left a mark on me. Its main topics are racism and abuse of power - which might sound a little boring - but believe me, you will get totally sucked into the action - and the political messages of it are IMHO very important in this the era of the American Empire ;)

I am sure that if the movie wasn't so critical of the USA, it would have gotten a lot more attention in the media (outside of Brazil). As most of the dialogue is in English, you don't have to be Brazilian to understand it. So, do yourself a favour and watch this moving and utterly interesting movie if you get the chance!