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Summary
An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 89Audiences 83GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer100%
Metascore78
Audience score90%
User score8.9
IMDb7.8
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
13%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $188 K
Worldwide it made back $188 K of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2010
January 24, 2010
16 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
Brazil
United Kingdom
Academy Awards2011
- Documentary (Feature)2011Nominated
- Documentary Feature Film2011Nominated
Directing · 3
- Lucy Walker Director, Screenplay
- João Jardim Co-Director
- Karen Harley Co-Director
Production · 6
- Fernando Meirelles Executive Producer
- Andrea Barata Ribeiro Executive Producer
- Angus Aynsley Producer
- Hank Levine Producer
- Peter Martin Co-Producer
- Mahyad Tousi Unit Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Heloísa Passos Director of Photography
- Dudu Miranda Director of Photography
- Ernesto Herrmann Director of Photography
- Aaron Phillips Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Pedro Kos Editor
- Fabian Remy Assistant Editor
- Samy Waitzberg Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Moby Music
- José Moreau Louzeiro Sound mixer
- Samuel Lehmer Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Other crew · 1
- Tiago Arakilian Post Production Supervisor
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