Offside

This film (drama)Also known asLinha de Passe，is aBrazilProducerwomen sex，At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isPortuguese，Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。

"Offside" has become one of the most anticipated art films of 2008. The film has just been released and has already won four international awards. Linha de Passe is set against the backdrop of São Paulo, a city in turmoil, and follows the daily lives of four half-brothers from a low-income family and their single mother, highlighting many issues in Brazilian society: religion, violence, crime, racial discrimination, single-parent families... The film depicts the helplessness and despair brought by this impoverished country, illustrating the struggles and hardships faced by the poor who fight against their circumstances. The film tells the story of a working-class family living a difficult life in Brazil, the kingdom of football. The central character is a single mother in her middle age with four sons, one of whom is about to be born. Three of her sons are approaching adulthood. The eldest son, Dario (played by de Oliveira, who previously starred in "Central Station"), has great football talent and is facing a crucial turning point in his life. However, he is already 18 years old and is considered to be starting too late for a promising career. Dennis (played by Baldasserini) is a charming young man with a girlfriend who is also a father to an infant. He works as a postman, riding his motorcycle at dangerous speeds every day. The second son, Theo, is a fervent Pentecostal who spends all his time working at a gas station and neglecting family matters. The youngest brother, Reginaldo (played by Santos), is different from his brothers; he dreams of finding his estranged father, a Black bus driver. ◎ About the film: "Offside" shares a similar tone with Walter Salles' 1998 breakout film "Central Station." The powerful cast vividly portrays the difficult lives of a hardworking mother and her unruly sons. Directors Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas previously collaborated on the film "Foreign Land" in 1996 and have teamed up again for this project. The film features multiple intertwined storylines that seamlessly blend together, presenting audiences with a glimpse into the diverse realities of Brazil, evoking a sense of wonder about how difficult it is to achieve both material comfort and spiritual purity in the country's largest metropolis. Compared to other contemporary Brazilian films that are either romantically absurd or extravagantly grand (such as "City of God," "Lower City," and the award-winning film "Elite Squad" at the Berlin Film Festival), this work is grounded in reality and is a profound and straightforward masterpiece. It can be said that the movie is religiously themed because, in Brazil, the highest religion is football. The two directors employ many sports scenes on the green field to create a sense of urgency; the film's title "Offside" is also a football term. Undoubtedly, everyone in the film has to be careful of those life zones that cannot be freely crossed. Mauro Pinheiro's cinematography makes the gray working city feel real and tangible. The skilled actors successfully portray the youth's despair and reckless abandon of the brothers. Actor Santos looks no older than 15, tall and healthy, and he steals the scene. He effectively embodies Reginaldo's shining moment at the end of the film.