An interesting film about a subsistence farming family in a remote part in Brazil.
The father is a tyrant and focuses much of his frustration on his son Thiago. To complicate things it is clear that Thiago has greater affinity for his uncle (his father's brother) than his father. It is also suggested that his uncle and mother has an affair in the quiet.
Thiago is forced to leave home during one of his father's violent bouts of aggression and with the help of a kind doctor (who discovered the boy's poor eyesight), he starts a new life in another part of the country.
Acting by the young protagonist Thiago da Silva Mariz is outstanding, and the best I have seen in a young actor in quite a while. Cinematography is spot-on too, particularly the indoor shots and landscape scenes around the dusty backyard. Poignant music score too. My only gripe is that the film becomes somewhat too sentimental at times, but that does not detract much from the enjoyment of this fine film. 7.5/10.
The father is a tyrant and focuses much of his frustration on his son Thiago. To complicate things it is clear that Thiago has greater affinity for his uncle (his father's brother) than his father. It is also suggested that his uncle and mother has an affair in the quiet.
Thiago is forced to leave home during one of his father's violent bouts of aggression and with the help of a kind doctor (who discovered the boy's poor eyesight), he starts a new life in another part of the country.
Acting by the young protagonist Thiago da Silva Mariz is outstanding, and the best I have seen in a young actor in quite a while. Cinematography is spot-on too, particularly the indoor shots and landscape scenes around the dusty backyard. Poignant music score too. My only gripe is that the film becomes somewhat too sentimental at times, but that does not detract much from the enjoyment of this fine film. 7.5/10.