An impoverished Brazilian teenager struggles for survival after the death of his mother in Alexandre Moratto's debut feature, 'Socrates.' By Frank Scheck Would that all student-affiliated projects ...

The harsh lessons here are no doubt true to life: the film was made by Alexandre Moratto with the co-operation of 16 to 20 year olds from the Baixada Santista district (to be precise, it is advertised ...

Oscar-winner Walter Salles, fresh from scoring the best international feature statuette for “I’m Still Here,” discussed the impact of his political drama on youth audiences in Brazil and underlined ...

"Socrates" is the kind of downward-spiral narrative bound to sound relentlessly bleak in description. But small wonder Alex Moratto's first feature won him the Independent Spirit "Someone to Watch" ...