Folia no Morro

November. 17,2008      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

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Reviews

Dotbankey
2008/11/17

A lot of fun.

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InformationRap
2008/11/18

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Invaderbank
2008/11/19

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Allison Davies
2008/11/20

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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