Trash (2014)

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

Directors:

Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort (co-director)

Writers:

Andy Mulligan (based on the novel by), Felipe Braga (additional material)

Stars:

Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rickson Tevez	...	Raphael (as Rickson Tévis)
Wagner Moura	...	José Angelo
José Dumont	...	Carlos, Policeman
Daniel Zettel	...	Carlos' Partner
Eduardo Luis	...	Gardo (as Eduardo Luís)
Luis Felipe da Silva Costa	...	Trash Kid No. 1
Gabriel Dias da Costa Silva	...	Trash Kid No. 2
Selton Mello	...	Frederico
Stepan Nercessian	...	Antonio Santos
Teca Pereira	...	Graça
Rooney Mara	...	Olivia
Letícia Cunha Camara Pereira de Carvalho	...	Trash Kid No. 3
Rafael de Biase	...	Trash Kid No. 4
Martin Sheen	...	Father Juilliard
Israel Gomes	...	Raphael's Cousin No. 1

Storyline

When two trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys, Rafael and Gardo, realize that what they've found must be important.

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Plot Keywords:

wallet | slum | brazil | bible | key | 

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Taglines:

You never know what you might find

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Brazil Germany

Language:

Portuguese English

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desechos y esperanza

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,230, 11 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,230, 11 October 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Films, O2 Filmes, PeaPie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features Selton Mello's first antagonistic role.

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Goofs

Despite being typical in northern rain forest areas of Brazil, the stilt houses shown as the boys' homes are not common in Rio de Janeiro slums.

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Quotes

Father Juilliard: Don't waste your life fighting battles that make you better or make you die.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening Universal logo animation, the lights of some Brasilian cities are visible longer than the rest of the cities of the world.

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Connections

Referenced in Film 2017: Episode #44.3 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Lado B Lado A
(Marcelo De Campos Lobato, Lauro Jose De Farias, Alexandre Monte De Menezes, Marcelo Falcao Custodio, Marcelo Fontes Do Nascimento Santana)
Performed by Rappa (as O Rappa)
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

User Reviews

Not the most entertaining, but a solid flick

Greetings from Lithuania.

"Trash" (2014) is definitely not an Oscar material, contrary to previous movies directed by a great director Stephen Daldry. This is adventure, thriller (with a bit comedy) set in Rio about a group of slum dog kids who one day searching a trash stumbles upon something that can change the path of a whole country. Soon they are on a run from those who want to get thing back while trying to solve a puzzle of what did they found.

"Trash" is a solid fun, not particularly great, but it will definitely do justice for one evening. The settings are fresh and kinda exciting, three young leads are good here, with some minor support from two Hollywood heavyweights.

Overall, this picture isn't anything really special, but it's a fine film. Music, settings, directing and acting are good, while at the running time almost 2 hours this movie drags a bit here and there, but overall experience is positive.