Search: Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Two things that save this cowp of a film from utter banality are the cinematography, which is technically competent, and the quality of the actors and their performances.

A bold piece of film-making that's daring, dramatic and different - even if it won't be to everyone's taste.

A living portrait of youth rage and criminality within an anarchic structure, where law is the enemy and corruption the currency. God doesn't live here; neither does hope.

The choice of [director] Meirelles, who made City Of God with street children in Rio, was inspired.

The acting is superb, breathing life and vitality into the script, which still betrays its theatrical origins.

It's so scattershot that one finds oneself inventing titles for the 'stories' within the anthology.

The Two Popes is totally captivating when Pryce and Hopkins simply talk and react to each other.