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It's not easy to create a biopic without clichés and i believe that this movie was able to tell the history of Ney Matogrosso with verve, soul and energy of this great artist. The direction, script, soundtrack, interpretation, edition, every detail of the movie contribute to the film achievement, with a great result. Maybe Homem com H be the best biopic made in Brazil and deserve to be seen in other countries. I hope for its success, here and abroad. Jesuíta Barbosa is impressive as the main character and the others actors are great. The movie is a emocional journey to the heart of a unique human being.

The film makes good use of its theme and characters to create an intimate portrait of a typical Rio reality, now common to other major Brazilian cities. Based on the true story of Joana da Paz, a woman of humble origins who, after buying the long-awaited apartment in Copacabana, ends up surrounded by crime and drug trafficking. With a strong and determined personality, she decides to denounce this reality. The film Vitória does not innovate, does not try to be modern - it is a classic, conventional drama, with touches of a police thriller. I think it could have been a little faster, especially in the first half. Andrucha prefered a more measured pace. Well-made, with a well-rounded and well-constructed script, excellent actors, a well-crafted production and a good period reconstruction (the story is set in 2005), Vitória touches on issues that are still current and urgent, without fanfare. Drug trafficking, police corruption, and child enticement are all present in the film. Fernanda, although she does not have the energy she once had, gets the job done and carries the film on her shoulders. I didn't know the actor Alan Rocha, who plays the police chief, a great revelation, a strong presence on screen, not to mention the young Thawan Lucas, very well used. Vitória is not a Still Here, it won't win awards worldwide, but it is first-class cinema and deserves to be seen and appreciated.

Adapting comic books is quite a challenge, especially for an iconic character like Chico Bento, present in the childhood of millions of Brazilians. Those responsible knew this and took extra care, preferring to be faithful to the work rather than risk doing something "modern", at the pace of today's world: it is in simplicity that depth is found. Chico Bento is a defender of nature and its roots in confronting such savage progress, but he doesn't know how to act. Together with his classmates at Vila Abobrinha, he learns, by force, what his role is. Director Fernando Fraiha has the delicacy to talk about important topics lightly, with good humor, without didacticism or moral lessons. The round script creates an interesting and inventive arc. The animated scenes are one of the best I've seen in Brazilian cinema, they alone are worth going to the cinema, and all the secondary characters are authentic, well constructed, not just the main one. I confess that in some scenes I didn't understand the caipirês, yet another reason to watch it again and appreciate the film better. Critics have been generous, with lots of praise, let's see if the general public will enjoy it. It's not often that, in this world full of violence and disagreements, we can go back to childhood, be naive for an hour and a half.