Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

santiagocosme I was recommended this movie on several occasions by some of my Brazilian friends, and was never able to find the time to watch it. I always prioritized other movies. Still, in the back of my mind, I really wanted to watch it. I finally did, and man I was disappointed. I was expecting something as gripping as City of God, as entertaining as Tropa de Elite, but no. Trash was definitely a lot worse than these two movies. I don't think there ever was enough tension in the movie and the characters felt a little amusing sometimes. At least that's my opinion. Not every movie can be a masterpiece, so I guess I'll judge this one as just another decent movie coming from Brazil, with the typical Favela kids vs Underworld Bosses + corrupt police. Decent. That's it.

kosmasp Alright so comparisons are really not good and make not much sense. But the movie was a real pleasant surprise. It's not City of God and just because it has Favelas and young kids playing the main role (not the bad kind as we had in the "City of God" movie), does not make them the same. But you may get a similar feeling from watching this, that you had when watching that other movie.It might have some clichés and it might be predictable to a point. But you cannot deny the movie suspense or it being really well made. Also the kid actors are terrific. They excel in their roles and you have Martin Sheen as a bit player. I'm guessing he read the material and knew the movie was onto something ... so will the viewer

crownofsprats As if the country of Brazil didn't have enough problems with the Zika virus nowadays, they are apparently plagued with being the setting for this abominable film.Ruinporn Christian propaganda with painfully awkward white-brown race interactions where a trash-picking gang of urchins wade their way through sewage and parkour over their quaint dump-shanty favela while evading swarms of riot gear-clad policemen to solve the mystery of the dump-scavenged wallet. Did I mention the kids all hang out with the local white English-speaking missionaries? Heaps of overt bible-themed symbolism slopped onto this whole salvation quest still don't stop the grail at the end of the rainbow from being filled with a huge wad of cash. Incidentally, contains some of the most hamfistedly anti-police imagery I've seen in a while. Still quite an awful piece of work.

Neil Welch As the film starts, we see a respectable man at the funeral of a young girl before being pursued and caught by corrupt police working for a politician. He throws a wallet onto a passing trash lorry, and it ends up at the dump where it is picked up by Raphael, a young scavenger. From here, Raphael and his two friends Gardo and Rato pursue the clues which the contents of the wallet offer them, even as they are being pursued by the police.You may see this Portuguese language film promoted as a Martin Sheen / Rooney Mara movie: don't be misled. Sheen and Mara are a bit more than blink-and-you'll-miss-'em, but not by much. This film belongs to the youngsters at its heart, and particularly Rickson Tevez as Raphael. The film is set entirely in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and has an incredible sense of atmosphere. The kids are engaging and very naturalistic. The plot is a bit cookie-cutter, but is still effective and suspenseful.I wasn't terribly convinced by the ending, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.