Curious that this was released in the same year as 'Walk The Line', because I saw a lot of parallels. Dirt poor boy from the backwoods becomes country music star. Also having a brother who dies horribly. I loved the performances by the parents and the child actors in close up focus but didn't feel emotionally overwhelmed by the big picture of their story. I think you would need to be Brazilian and a fan of ZC&L to feel that. There was a kind of presumption in the way it suddenly moved to its conclusion that we all knew the story from there on in - ZC&L become big stars. For those of us who had never heard of them before, we suddenly realise it's a fan-pic, and this comes as quite a surprise. I was a big fan of 'The Man in Black', who was obviously famous through the English speaking world, so I loved 'Walk the Line', but also felt it had more universal appeal in its message. This movie was preaching to the converted. 6/10
