Socrates

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Socrates

Released Aug 9, 2019

1h 11m

Drama

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After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.

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Brought brilliantly to life by Christian Malheiros' soulful performance, Socrates uses one boy's story to check a nation's pulse.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Socrates left me wondering if it was slightly underdeveloped as a feature project. But plenty of glossier and more finished films don't have its beating compassionate heart.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

If one coup of Moratto's film is our instant bond with star Christian Malheiros, another is that a film can feel so measured with this much drama in such close quarters.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 2, 2020

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

The film crams a lot of hardship into its 70 minutes, as well as an abundance of humanity.

Aug 20, 2020

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

The collision of beautiful aesthetics and ugly reality make for a fascinating dichotomy that sits at the heart of this film; behind Brazil's glossy veneer is, unfortunately, an ugly truth.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2021

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David Nice

The Arts Desk

There's no happiness to be found here - the boy smiles, winningly, maybe twice in the entire film - but some redemption in the passing beauty of the skilful filmmaking and the charisma of the leading actor, Christian Malheiros.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 7, 2020

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Although it was developed and made with the involvement of teenagers supported by a Unicef project, this Brazilian drama is not some rough-and-ready student film.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2020

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Audience Member

Moratto estreia com um filme poderoso e sensível. Christian Malheiros se lança como um ator de primeira e o longa-metragem é precioso em todos os níveis.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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I found this on Amazon, it popped up out of nowhere. I clicked thinking I'd just check out the beginning, but once I started I couldn't stop. I was blown away. Small wonder Ramin Bahrani and Fernando Meirelles were producers, it's a stunning achievement from a new director who won the "someone to watch" Spirit Award. Someone to watch for sure

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

An astonishingly beautiful movie. Perfectly acted and beautifully filmed in the Sao Paulo not seen by tourists. So real it hurts. Definitely a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Socrates is an incomplete film. Its result is an emotive, dramatic film, reflecting well the poor life of the protagonist in the faelas of Brazil. But, the ending is inconclusive and needs more time to develop a better movie. That's why it's incomplete.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Sócrates

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Maicon

Caio Martinez Pacheco

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Rosane Paulo

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Jayme Rodrigues

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Synopsis

After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.

Director: Alexandre Moratto
Producer: Alexandre Moratto, Ramin Bahrani, Jefferson Paulino, Tammy Weiss
Screenwriter: Alexandre Moratto, Thayná Mantesso
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: Noruz Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2019
Runtime: 1h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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