The Man of the Year (O Homem do Ano)

The Man of the Year (O Homem do Ano) (2003)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (965 ratings)

A cinematic study of the bleak realities of modern day Brazil, O Homen do Ano (aka Man of the Year) follows the brooding Máiquel (Murilo Benicio) as he discovers that the smallest changes in life can make the biggest differences. Jobless and insecure to the point where he can't even face himself in… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
José Henrique Fonseca
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 1, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Apr 4, 2006
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Critic Reviews

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    If City of God is Brazil's answer to The Godfather, then The Man of the Year is Rio's GoodFellas.

  • Paul Arendt, Teletext

    'A remarkably assured first film'

  • Jamie Russell, BBC

    Like a sucker punch to the gut, it's vigorous and direct enough to suggest Fonesca may well be a director to watch.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Os pequenos tropeços morais da história são compensados pelo bom humor dos diálogos e das situações desenvolvidas pelo roteiro.

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  • Marion R


    Interesting up to the point where it becomes like every crime film, "when everything is great and then it all turns to shit moment". I found it interesting that Maiquel was a complete psychopath.

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