Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football

Brazil 2005, 80 minutes
Dir. Fernando Mierelles
In Portuguese with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Documentary

Topics: Sport.

Aroview: A documentary about soccer in Brazil, where perhaps the finest players in the world learn, develop and excel, partly by developing the national 'ginga' style, a skillful fluidity of movement, dribbling and passing.

The dir. of CITY OF GOD concentrates on the lives of several players in different parts of this vast nation, but also illuminates the celebratory social world which surrounds the sport. Stylish and quick-moving itself, this film is a must-see for football fans.

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4 stars (Very Good) Great documentary with the same type of visual presentation as the 'City of Men' series, focussed on young Brazillian soccer players and their 'art' of football. Highlights include a young one-legged player with incredible skills. ~Tom H