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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMemorable and significant.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe larger message remains clear: Unified communities have more power than they realize, and the most vicious enemy of progress is learned helplessness.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteAn inspirational portrait of an unwanted kid who brought culture to a world that had known only violence.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA daring and emotional documentary.
- 70L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyElevated by fantastic performance footage of Sa and his young protégés singing, dancing and rhythmically banging on cans, plastic bottles or anything else that can be fashioned into a drum -- and a cultural revolution.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAll in all, the movement turned out to be a godsend for Rio natives, but the film is merely a pep rally.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleFor all its drive and passion, Favela Rising is an uneven, spasmodic film.