Vitória

This film is yet another sad example of Brazilian productions that insist on being slow, dragged-out, and utterly pointless. The story is pure suffering from beginning to end, with a script that seems determined not to go anywhere, as if boring the audience were some kind of artistic statement. Fernanda Montenegro's performance is simply deplorable: empty, expressionless, and completely disconnected from any believable emotion. At times, it's downright embarrassing to watch. Honestly, it should be considered elder abuse to force someone at her age to work under such conditions, without the slightest concern for direction, pacing, or the final result. Watching this feels less like cinema and more like a test of patience.

Fernanda Montenegro is perfect on this movie, she knows how to play drama.

The movie has a screenplay that keeps you tense since the begginning!!!

Fernanda Montenegro made great scenes in silence, showing his brilliant job as actress.

There are some controversy about the character "Nina" performed by Fernanda Montenegro, because Nina is a black woman on the real story but Fernanda Montenegro isn't.

The brazilian movies are becoming increasingly high quality on the last years.

I totally recommend watching this brazilian masterpiece performed by our best brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro.

The film drags on with a monotonous story, Fernanda Montenegro no longer conveys the emotion she used to. Not to mention the embarrassing situation of having a white woman play a character who in real life was a black woman. It's not a horrible film, you can watch it until the end, but it's not memorable either, much less a candidate for anything.

It seems much more like a film made with the intention of having a long international reach, due to the choice of the protagonist and who produced it (the pretentious Globo), but all that was missing was to stick to the main thing: script and execution, in addition to having thought of a black actress, it could be Neusa Borges, for example.

At the beginning of the film, I must admit I was unsure if I would feel any emotional impact after the whirlwind that was I'm Still Here. I wondered if anything could resonate as deeply. However, as the story slowly unfolded, I was gradually drawn into its atmosphere. The film grew in an incredibly fascinating and unexpected way, with each scene building on the last in a delicate yet powerful rhythm. The direction was subtle but effective, allowing the emotional weight to speak for itself. Fernanda's performance, as always, was absolutely outstanding-filled with nuance, vulnerability, and strength. She brought a raw, human truth to the screen that was impossible to ignore, and her presence was a driving force behind the film's emotional depth. The cinematography, score, and overall production design complemented the narrative beautifully. In the end, it became a memorable and moving experience. Congratulations to all involved!

It is impossible to talk about Andrucha Waddington work without praising how grand Fernanda Montenegro performance is. She was 92 years old when the film was shot, and according to her, this will likely be her last cinematic work due to the exhaustion and demands of filmmaking. The movie is being released at a time when Brazilian cinema is thriving, which brings it the prestige and attention it deserves, despite a terrible choice in visual promotion, such as the much-criticized controversy surrounding the film's main poster.

Fernanda Montenegro portrayal of Nina is deeply moving, it makes you laugh, cry, and truly feel the tension and loneliness that the character often tries to hide. It is a performance to be remembered, an important work in itself. However, while Fernanda Montenegro shines, it feels like she shines alone for almost half the film. The supporting cast fails to contribute to the depth of her performance, with some scenes coming across as cringe-worthy in terms of acting, cinematography, and especially direction. At times, it seemed as though Andrucha forgot he was making a movie and was instead directing an episode of a bad TV series, particularly in scenes involving the residents of Nina condominium. In these moments, Fernanda Montenegro carries the film entirely on her own.

However, in the second half, with the appearances of Alan Rocha, Laila Garin, and some remarkable scenes featuring the young Thawan Lucas, everything around her begins to shine. The film's tone shifts, and the performances of all involved elevate Fernanda Montenegro even further.

Overall, it is a good Brazilian film that touches on delicate and complex aspects of our national identity. It is amusing, though, to see people's initial expectations that this would be the next Im Still Here, only to realize that making a film like that is extremely difficult. But Brazilian cinema does not need to be an award-winning masterpiece, it just needs to be a good national film, one that we can appreciate, recognize, and be willing to pay to see in theaters.