When two trash-picking boys
from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local
dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But
when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's
return, the boys, Rafael and Gardo, realize that what they've found must be
important. Written by Universal Pictures (Courtesy of Internet Movie
Database)
TRASH is directed by Stephen Daldry, co-directed by
Christian Duurvoort, written by Richard Curtis, and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric
Fellner, and Kris Thylier. The most striking things of this film were the young
characters and the setting in which they lived. As a viewer dropped into an
unfamiliar place as where this film took place forced me to quickly adapt
mentally to the realizations of life for these characters leading to my
suspension of disbelief and allowing me to become one with the story. The pace
of the film slowly built up as at a certain point the action just exploded and
you found yourself in the middle of a taut action thriller. Stylistically I
felt the film was told in a rather straightforward manner with a few choices
for cinematic flair that blended in well with the transition of landscapes the
film showed. In many ways TRASH reminded me of another great film I had seen
called City of God, which also focused on similar aged characters in a third
world setting. Overall I gave TRASH 4 stars as an exciting and entertaining
story that unfolded in a frenetic and heartfelt way.
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