Partida

I liked the debate, whether spontaneous or fake, however some of them bothered me, the talks about right (bolsominion) vs left, but the lack of assertiveness (with shouting) generates discomfort, Georgette's approach to work that, in fact, "is time of worker's life"... I also love Mujica, there's no way not to love him in his simplicity and intelligence...

As a very open documentary, without a script, it starts too loose, lacking focus. However, it improves while the film advances, perhaps as its intention becomes more solid. After the fascist triumph in 2018 Brazilian presidential election against the social democratic candidate, a group of actors and friends travel in a bus towards Uruguay, discussing politics and intending to meet Pepe Mujica. While several people talk, there are two leading figures who are the core of the film: a harsh communist actress, Georgette Fadel, who supposedly intended to be candidate to presidency in 2022, and businessman Léo Steinbruch, who has been invited exactly to create situations of ideological arguments. Both are good examples of the problematic level of political discussion in Brazil that led the country to present crisis: On the one hand, she is intelligent, but also follows a ready speech that is not open to eventual reflection, and worse: she fiercely attacks anyone who questions or criticizes her. Indeed, she is much more skillful to socratically interrogate Steinbruch than in seriously answer others' reasonable questions. On the other hand, Steinbruch represents the typical ordinary thoughtless superficial simplifying right-wing comventional wisdom, which is the main force that led Brazil to present situation. To resume, the film is not awesome but does work more than seemed in the beginning. The title "Partida" is particularly interesting, as it is a polysemic word which various meanings are related to the movie: 1) it is the name of the project of a party composed only by women (as a "female party", a women's "partido"), 2) it means "departure" from "Bolsonaro's Brazil towards Mujica's Uruguay, 3) it means "match" as the game played by Fadel against Steinbruch.