“This is one swarthy, full-throated, four-hanky tear-jerker. Set in 1950s Rio de Janeiro, it’s a tale of two sisters torn asunder by the bullheaded men in their lives. It’s a bold, brassy film of hyper-saturated colors and oversized emotions, thrusting the camera so close to the characters’ faces you can count the beads of sweat on their brows.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 01/03/2020