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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "a family saga told with all the muscle of the best Sergio Leone western."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti 4/5 "Poignant and touching."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null C "A family blood feud between neighbors over land in the rural sugarcane fields of the Brazil of 1910."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B+ "At once sharp and hallucinatory and, though deliberate and self-consciously 'artistic,' quite affecting."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "Salles shows us through this powerful parable that true peace will come only when individuals disarm their hearts and act in love."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C- "arthouse fans hunger for a lot more than tortilla chips for an appetizer."   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 73/100 "Gets away with its shortfalls almost solely on the basis of its cinematography."   Apollo Guide   Ryan Cracknell C+ "There isn't a line that doesn't echo with heavy meaning or a character that has a life outside his or her dramatic purpose in this allegory."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1