Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

empresario Brazil Corruption Child force Marvelous! One of the most exciting films, with a fast action. Like good books, you will not want it to end. The performance of the children stands out.Few times you can translate the reality and contrasts of a country as achieved in this film.Delicious from start to finish, it will catch you

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

Tom Dooley Set in the rubbish tips of Rio, two friends – Raphael and Gardo- discover a wallet that has ended up in the trash. They know it is a windfall but then the cops turn up offering a large reward and Raphael thinks there is more to this than meets the eye. So they enlist the help of a diseased sewer kid called Rato and go off to discover its secrets.There is a lot packed into this extremely well made film. Martin Sheen appears as a Priest who is helping the poor and Rooney Mara brings some glamour amidst the rubbish of the slum. There is violence here too and some scenes that should not be in a film that describes itself as a comedy. But that said this has a bit of everything. The young boys carry the story and are all excellent – the cinematography is rather special too especially making the flotsam and detritus floating on a polluted river seem almost beautiful. It is a bit overly sentimental but no where near as much as say 'Slumdog Millionaire', and it is totally forgivable once taken in context.I did though really enjoy this film, it is in Portuguese with a fair amount of English and it runs to 114 minutes – all of which is put to great use. I also saw someone in the credits called 'Wellington Pingo' which is the best name ever - probably. This is for those who like a bit of grit, dirt, strong storyline and a rollicking ride – completely recommended.

manders_steve Trash is set in the rubbish tip mountains of Rio de Janeiro, where three amazingly talented actors of around 14 pull off more escapes from police, politicians, thug minders and their own cronies than is possibly believable. Having skirted the societally impossible task of presenting accurately what being a real life garbage rat must actually be like, this film careers around corrupt politicians, well meaning priests, assorted hangers-on and a lot of low life the bottom of the pile attracts. Martin Sheen as Fr Juilliard is excellent and with Wagner Moura, Selton Mello and Rickson Tevez as the young protagonists the film has heaps of energy. I got a bit sick of the endless chases up and down the insides and outsides of cramped ghetto village buildings, but they were more interesting than endless futuristic CGI end of the universe shootouts. It's a bit too schmaltzy, a bit too long, the destination is telegraphed early and nothing really makes you think the ending will be other than as it unfolds. But it's good fun, entertaining and mostly uplifting – just don't take it too seriously.