Antonia Review
“While the movie is done in Portuguese with English subtitles, much of what happens in ‘Antonia’ doesn’t really need translation because it transcends any language barriers. It’s a familiar story that crosses cultural lines…. The music is raw and affecting, while the strong performances from the four main female characters are engaging. Their lyrics are tight and seemingly an anthem to the power of women…. Amaral’s style highlights intimacy and motion, which pulls an audience in…. ‘Antonia’ is a winner!”
Unscripted Antonia: Blame It on São Paolo
“Antonia’s director Tata Amaral and producer Georgia Arayo brought the sweet sounds of São Paolo’s streets to the Toronto International Film Festival with their coming-of-age tale about an all female rap group on the rise.”
Dispatch from Havana: At a Fest in Cuba, Linking Films and the Current Political Climate
“Amaral creates an intriguing tension between the artifice of their live shows, which begin in nearly all-male prole bars and move into more bourgeois clubs, and the grittiness of the slums, the verticality of which she astutely captures, and where social and economic conditions threaten to undermine both their private and professional lives.”