Carvão

Rosana Botafogo

Shocked, one plot twist after another, and when we least expect it, we are surprised again, with outstanding performances, especially the young Jean de Almeida Costa, so natural that it doesn't even seem like he's acting, with a delicious accent, the latent poverty, everything so real that we can feel the cold, the pain, the hunger, the smell, the photography and the locations, perfectly perfect, a cruel drama, with great hints of ironic humor, filled with an engaging suspense... Captivating... It was one of the pre-selected films as one of Brazil's representatives for the Oscar for best international film. In a small town in the countryside, a family receives a lucrative but also dangerous proposal: to host a stranger in their home. Even before he arrives, however, arrangements need to be made, and family life begins to change. However, none of the family members, much less the guest himself, sees their expectations met.