STARRING: Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Caio Martinez Pacheco
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Synopsis:
Independent Spirit Award Winner - 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. As he faces isolation because of his sexuality, his search for a decent, worthy life reaches a breaking point!
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Overall Rating Based on 4 Reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars
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Current Reviews
Rich Cline (Critic)
4 out of 5 stars
Rich Cline (Shadows on the Wall)
August 12, 2019
Thankfully, filmmaker Moratto remains intensely personal about these darkly political themes, keeping cameras tight on Socrates' face to draw out his inner feelings.
S. James Wegg (Critic)
4 out of 5 stars
S. James Wegg (JWR)
August 12, 2019
...but as an expression of undying love against all odds, it succeeds where many others have failed.
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Carlos Aguilar (Top Critic)
5 out of 5 stars
Carlos Aguilar (Los Angeles Times)
August 12, 2019
[T]he blistering sincerity in "Socrates" is not fabricated but channeled from its authentic source. Sugarcoating was not allowed.
Dennis Harvey (Variety)
5 out of 5 stars
Dennis Harvey (Variety Top Critic)
August 12, 2019
[Moratto] imbues this unhappy slice of slum life with an energy and compassion that transcends mere miserabilism.