SummaryJosé Renato, a 35 year old geologist, is sent on a fieldtrip to the scrublands of the Sertão, a semi-arid isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil. The goal of his survey is to assess possible routes for a water canal from the region’s only voluminous river. As the fieldtrip progresses, we sense that José Renato has something in common with the... Read More
Directed By:Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes
Written By:Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes
I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You
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100% Positive
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Mar 22, 2011
100
The movie's true brilliance comes from its portrayal of how the world curls around you in the grip of heartache-every song on the radio, every face you see, every story you're told reflecting only what you've lost.
Mar 29, 2011
91
The visual collage retains a consistent melancholy, resulting in an experience that's both deeply affecting and-since José never actually appears on-camera-utterly detached.
May 5, 2011
80
Their use of multiple formats-including digital video, Super 8, and 35-millimeter slides-gives the movie the texture of a worn scrapbook.
Mar 27, 2011
80
Has a stirring elemental feel and constitutes filmmaking at its most basic and transfixing.
Mar 24, 2011
80
Coming in at a tight 75 minutes, this strikingly original travelogue glides on the lovely lilt of Mr. Santos's Portuguese narration.
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May 3, 2012
9
This film is something special. It provokes sense of loneliness, abandonment as well as hope at the same time. I have never seen a movie like this one and to be able to watch it, it feels like I've found something I truly strive for in the world of film. It is so realistic and profound that you could directly link to the man's emotional experience. A beautiful sorrowful film.
