Linha de Passe Reviews

Honestly, I have never heard of this movie before but since it was directed by Walter Salles, I still wanted to check it out. Indeed, since his international breakthrough with 'Central do Brasil', I have tried to watch his other movies even though it has been many years since I have seen one of those. Anyway, I thought it was a very good drama, quite sad and depressing. Basically, it follows a pregnant woman who already has 4 boys, apparently all with a different father. To be honest, the whole thing was rather slow and seriously dreary but, this way, you got the opportunity to know those 5 characters and what they were going through and I thought that the juxtaposition of football, religion, poverty and wealth, was really interesting. The main issue would be that since the family was so big and since the movie didn't focus on one of them in particular, none of the sub-plots was really developed. Eventually, at the end, they pretty much stand at the same point where they started, not much worse but not much better either but it is how life works,I guess, and I thought it was a strong drama. To conclude, if you don't mind a grim and realistic drama, I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Brazilian movies.