It seems that the Trash Movie Rooney Mara review is looking as positive as ever, as the film has been initially premiered for critics to watch and analyze.
The film has been awarded the top prize at the Rome Film Festival, which hosts 51 feature-length films from 21 countries. Out of 51, 24 of them are being premiered internationally.
As previously reported, Taken as an excerpt from film critic Jay Weissberg over at Variety:
"Andy Mulligan's source novel was geared toward adolescents, but the film feels like more adult fare simply because young teens aren't exactly known for their attraction to subtitles. English makes up a small percentage of the dialogue, mostly coming from Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara, the necessary U.S. stars, one guesses, to ensure a decent budget and increase chances for worldwide success. Brazilian headliners Selton Mello and Wagner Moura are safe guarantors of South American interest, and the anti-corruption lines at the end, aimed at Brazilian viewers, testify to the producers' desire to work all angles. A co-director credit to acting coach Christian Duurvoort no doubt signals his heavy involvement in guiding local actors in their own language.
'Trash' works in large part thanks to the infectious energy and sheer pleasure in comradeship exuded by the three young teen boys, all around 14 years old (Daldry's facility with boy actors once again stands him in good stead). The kids live in a lakeside favela, spending their days sorting trash at the municipal dump next door. Superb editing by Elliot Graham economically yet clearly crams in all the needed information in the first 10 minutes or so as characters are introduced."
Casting for Trash Movie 2014 review has also been praised as the child actors played a very effective role of three friends, fighting for justice and against politics.
The official synopsis says: "When two trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys, Rafael (RICKSON TEVEZ) and Gardo (LUIS EDUARDO), realize that what they've found must be important. Teaming up with their friend Rato (GABRIEL WEINSTEIN), the trio begins an extraordinary adventure as they try to hang onto the wallet, evade the police, and uncover the secrets it contains. Along the way, the boys will have to figure out friend from foe, as they piece together the story of the wallet's owner José Angelo (WAGNER MOURA) and realize they can't trust the police, led by the dangerous Frederico (SELTON MELLO). But a pair of American missionaries working in their favela - the disillusioned Father Julliard (MARTIN SHEEN) and his young assistant Olivia (ROONEY MARA) - might just have the power to knock on the right doors."
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