2 Filhos de Francisco

This is one of the best Brazilian's movies I've ever seen.It's touching,well done and has great performances!There were lots of actors who were on their first movie and they did an awesome job!It's a very beautiful and emotional story that shows the life of a very poor family and a father that saw success on his two son's.I can say that lots of people would cry on this movie.This production shows how Brazilian's cinema has improved through the years and has gotten better and better!The box office proves what I've said before.It has been the most watched movie in Brazil for weeks and it still brings lots of people on the theater!Breno Silveira deserves more than an award for "2 Filhos de Francisco".

I really enjoyed it this movie. I saw this movie while visiting Brasil for the first time during the early parts of October 2005. Despite my limited mastery of the Portuguese language I was quickly taken in by this movie. I laughed; cried, celebrated and cried again as the movie engulfs you with its charm, scenery, music and its superb story line that flowed beautifully. Adding to its magic was the fact that I saw it with my new BRASILEAN girlfriend... Celia. It was truly an uplifting film that leaves you with a sense of hope. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Javier Lizano

I was very reluctant to see "2 Filhos de Francisco", since I hate the popular Brazilian "redneck-duo" singers "Zezé di Camargo e Luciano" and their country songs. However, my son and some friends of mine told me that it would be worthwhile to watch this movie, which was included in the selection for the nomination from Brazil to the 2006 Oscar.

Yesterday I decided to forget my prejudice and I really watched a beautiful and touching story, with an awful music score for my taste, but great performances. The tough life of Zeze di Camargo and his family, and the dream of his father Francisco are wonderfully pictured in this film, and it is a true good example that we should never forget our dreams, no matter how distant or impossible they might seem to be. The expressive performance of the boy Dablio Moreira was very impressive, and Ângelo Antônio's role and performances are very powerful. I regret only the scene with the excessive merchandize of the major sponsor of this film. I really recommend this movie for those like me that are not fans of "Zezé di Camargo e Luciano", because the fans certainly will be in the nirvana with such great movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "2 Filhos de Francisco" ("2 Sons of Francisco")

The movie shows many aspects of the Brazilian popular culture. Also shows what the humblest layers of the population consider valuable. It is not a "cult" movie that a small intellectual elite will appreciate. This film exalts the values of an enormous social layer, materially poor that unfortunately the elites dislike and despise. The singers are really talented and they deserve to be registered in a beautiful movie as this is. Highly recommended for those that appreciate the contemporary popular culture and want to understand better the Brazilian people that live far from Copacabana. The diversity of the Brazilian society is much more varied and rich that what is shown traditionally to the world, and this movie shows one of the multiple faces of the Brazilian people.

I've heard a lot about this movie. It's good as cinema, with a beautiful photography, good art direction and fair script and rhythm. There are funny and sad moments. But I can't see this movie as a Oscar-winner, or even as representative of a great Brazilian production. It's great for the fans of the singers; I can imagine them crying all the time... I'm sorry, but it doesn't go farther than a good soap opera, or an Indian Bollywood hit.

Any Brazilian movie with good budget is pointed as a Oscar-winner. It happens every year. Come on, let's face it: this movie is good, but not good enough.