After watching the previews, I went thinking the movie would explore the difficulties of foreign nations living in Japan, and more specifically, the discrimination that Brazilians face. While there were a few scenes that showed it, they mainly were dealing with two-dimensional gangsters wanting their money returned. It was a tragedy with characters doing things for obscure reasons. Unnecessary scenes could have been replaced to show why the main character felt about the others. I felt little or no sympathy for most characters. The saving grace was the acting was good. If only they had a good script to work with. I went away confused on what I just saw.
Review of Família
