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Linha De Passe Reviews

2008

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At the heart of one of the toughest, most chaotic cities in the world, four fatherless brothers aspire to break free of their social status and its trappings. 'Linha de Passe' reunites director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) and writer/director Daniela Thomas (Foreign Land), introducing a family of young actors making their .. Read more

Starring	Vinícius de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Dias, José Geraldo Rodrigues, Kaique Jesus Santos
Director	Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  Life of the poor in Brazil
  
  Although this film is well acted and directed, I feel it was over-ambitious in having five main characters. I feel it would have been far more involving if it ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 15:59
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  A film I enjoyed as much as Motorcycle Diaries
  
  An interesting, mind opening film accurately showing how the poorer people of Sao Paulo, Brazil, survive. Need to have lived with the people of Brazil to fully ... read more »
  
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  - Hertford
  - 30 Jan 2011 at 09:08
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  Tough life
  
  A moving film. The characters don't have an easy life to start with and it doesn't get better. The odds are stacked against them and you can't help ... read more »
  
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- - LehcarSnave
  - 58 reviews
  - Gerrards Cross
  - 17 Jan 2011 at 21:47
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  For people who like 'gritty' films
  
  And not only 'gritty' films, but ones which don´t give the viewer lengthy violent/action scenes to watch, a la City of God. This is a slow-moving... read more »
  
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  - rachelincolombia
  - 16 reviews
  - London, England
  - 04 Nov 2010 at 11:06
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  meso meno filme
  
  If you like Brazilian movies and dont mind a slow start then you'll find this film ok.
  
  A film about a poor Brazilian family with the film ... read more »
  
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- 924455
- - Kluivert
  - 2 reviews
  - Barking
  - 18 Sep 2010 at 00:01
- - 1
  - 0
  Started out slow - didn't finish
  
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  The movie looked boring from the start, then got interesting in the middle...and then ended without showing what happened to the characters; without really ... read more »
  
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- 894965
- - TheImaginator
  - 72 reviews
  - London
  - 30 May 2010 at 11:22
- - 0
  - 2
  Good Brazilian Film
  
  Although it had too many main characters which made the story hard to follow, this was a decent story about a Brazilian family living in poverty. Having never ... read more »
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2010 at 18:36
- - 1
  - 0
  tragic truth
  
  the subtext and real learning to be taken from this film is not pleasant.
  
  Yes the lets call it pigmentocracy exists in Brazil.One of the main ... read more »
  
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- - eldayefe
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Feb 2010 at 22:18
- - 1
  - 1
  Weak plot and direction
  
  This film promised much with a well known director who worked on the fabulous Motorcyle Diaries. Unfortunately, this offering fails on two fronts: the plot and ... read more »
  
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  - Windsor
  - 10 Dec 2009 at 16:59
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  Not the best in Brazilian cinema
  
  Not the best in Brazilian cinema, but compares well to most Hollywood nonsense
  
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  - London
  - 15 Oct 2009 at 12:52
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  Compelling
  
  Thought provoking film with really good real life acting. Salles is a great director and very versatile.
  
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- - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Oct 2009 at 12:02
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- - 11
  - 2
  Life of the poor in Brazil
  
  Although this film is well acted and directed, I feel it was over-ambitious in having five main characters. I feel it would have been far more involving if it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 719456
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - London
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 15:59
- - 3
  - 0
  no glamour-realism
  
  A realistic portrayal of Brazilian ghetto life framed around football which delves into the conflict between ambition and reality. Too dark for me in places and... read more »
  
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  - Boothstown
  - 13 May 2009 at 18:01
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  A Simple Gem
  
  A simple tale of one family of the favelas. The unknown actors did a fine job of portraying characters looking to succeed in any small way possible, but finding... read more »
  
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- - fyldelass
  - 40 reviews
  - london
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 01:49
- - 1
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  Linha De Passe
  
  Oh my days - one of the most beautiful Brazilian movies I ever seen.
  
  Acting was superb, the storyline great - and so painfully sweet.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 15:47
- - 1
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  tragic truth
  
  the subtext and real learning to be taken from this film is not pleasant.
  
  Yes the lets call it pigmentocracy exists in Brazil.One of the main ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 866629
- - eldayefe
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Feb 2010 at 22:18
- - 1
  - 0
  Started out slow - didn't finish
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  The movie looked boring from the start, then got interesting in the middle...and then ended without showing what happened to the characters; without really ... read more »
  
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- - TheImaginator
  - 72 reviews
  - London
  - 30 May 2010 at 11:22
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  - 0
  Linha de Passe
  
  This film beautifully show the life in a metropolitan city in Brazil that despite the 'opportunities', the young people face the economic difficulties, ... read more »
  
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  - Wembley
  - 05 May 2009 at 11:23
- - 0
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  Compelling
  
  Thought provoking film with really good real life acting. Salles is a great director and very versatile.
  
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- - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Oct 2009 at 12:02
- - 0
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  Not the best in Brazilian cinema
  
  Not the best in Brazilian cinema, but compares well to most Hollywood nonsense
  
  Report this review
- 821412
- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 Oct 2009 at 12:52
- - 1
  - 1
  Weak plot and direction
  
  This film promised much with a well known director who worked on the fabulous Motorcyle Diaries. Unfortunately, this offering fails on two fronts: the plot and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 838781
- - a customer
  - Windsor
  - 10 Dec 2009 at 16:59

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  At the heart of one of the toughest, most chaotic cities in the world, four fatherless brothers aspire to break free of their social status and its trappings. 'Linha de Passe' reunites director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) and writer/director Daniela Thomas (Foreign Land), introducing a ...