Rotten
Glossing over such inconvenient facts as out-of-wedlock fatherhood, this unabashed encomium skimps on complexity and insight in the name of veneration.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Lula, the Son of Brazil
Family man. Militant. Hero. Convict. Savior. Romantic. Legend.
2010 · 2h 10m · NOT RATED
Drama, History
Directed by
Fábio Barreto
,
Marcelo Santiago
Overview
The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Lula, Son of Brazil is proof that even charismatic political figures, in this case, Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, can be felled by the requirements of the standard biopic genre.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
With its $5 million budget, "Lula'' is said to be Brazil's most expensive movie yet. It's a shame the money wasn't better spent.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
Long on hero worship and woefully short on insight, Lula: Son of Brazil oozes good intentions, but it wouldn't look out of place in a retrospective of early Soviet workerist cinema.
Ella Taylor, NPR
Fresh
A conventional, rather shallow up-by-your-bootstraps drama, but with a difference.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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