Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!

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Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!

2017

1h 48m

Drama

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Joca, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with an indigenous Paraguayan girl. He must face the violent region's war-torn past and the secrets of his elder brother Fernando, a motorcycle cowboy, in order to conquer her love.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

01/26/2017

As the story works visually but becomes emotionally incomprehensive, Bragana proves that he's far more of a filmmaker than a storyteller.

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

01/23/2017

An ambitious genre meld that never quite shakes off self-consciousness.

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

01/21/2017

An adolescent Brazilian boy's love for a Paraguayan Guarani girl is set against the pained historical residue of violent conflict in this over-heated, unsatisfying debut.

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Bradley Warren

The Playlist

01/23/2017

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Fails to reconcile its various story strands, conflicting tones and genre aspirations.

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

01/21/2017

This is a well crafted and often stylish film but you suspect it could have had a greater impact with more room for the individual elements to breathe.

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06/28/2019

In every scene, the lead character, and others, lights up a cigarette. Why? Are they obliged by big tobacco to show smoking. Especially in this turkey, where half the cast are kids, I guess they need to promote smoking and influence the underage to start. A real waste of time.

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Spencer P

@s_plewe 01/28/2017

Unpleasant, unforgiving, nonsensical, and completely soaked in self-seriousness, this would-be nostalgic teen adventure is actually a jumbled mess with paper-thin characters. [Sundance viewing]

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Joca, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with an indigenous Paraguayan girl. He must face the violent region's war-torn past and the secrets of his elder brother Fernando, a motorcycle cowboy, in order to conquer her love.

Director: Felipe Bragança
Producer: Marina Meliande, Marcos Prado
Screenwriter: Felipe Bragança
Production Co: Globo Filmes
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m

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