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Author: Pedro Lima

Pedro Lima is a film critic from Goiânia, Brazil. He focuses on writing about documentaries, international films, shorts, and restorations. He is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS). A couple of films that inspire him are: Le Bonheur, Cabra Marcado para Morrer, Viridiana, and Speed Racer.

Reviews: My Boyfriend the Fascist from Hot Docs 2025

May 9, 2025

In My Boyfriend The Fascist, director Matthias Lintner watches as his partner starts aligning with far right political groups and challenges their relationship.

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Reviews: Mama from Hot Docs 2025

May 8, 2025

Final Rating: 3/5 How do you move on with your life when you get a cancer diagnosis at 37 years old? In Mama, the…

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Reviews: Khartoum from Hot Docs 2025

May 6, 2025

A collective of directors started to shoot a film in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan interviewing five subjects to tell their stories after a civil war.

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Reviews: Tokyo Pop – Restoration

May 5, 2025

In Tokyo Pop, Wendy leaves America and her boyfriend for Japan and where she meets Hiro and joins his rock band and starts a new relationship.

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Reviews: Yalla Parkour from Hot Docs 2025

April 30, 2025

Yalla Parkour is more than a sports documentary. Amidst the sand and ruins, these men backflip and jump from roofs in Palestine.

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Reviews: The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés from Hot Docs 2025

April 27, 2025

The Flamenco Guitar of Yeraí Cortés tells the story of an upcoming flamenco guitar player and his connection to the genre and his community.

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Reviews: The Oldest Profession – Restoration

April 14, 2025

Final Rating: 3.5/5 In the 1970s, amidst the resignification of the Japanese cinema, sexploitation became one of the popular film productions. The oldest Japanese…

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Reviews: Leila and the Wolves – Restoration

April 3, 2025

The Wolves is a tale about people attacked by wolves with black hearts. Heiny Srour mixes documentary form with fictional retellings of historical moments. 

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Reviews: Nightshift – 4K Restoration

March 14, 2025

Recently, the Lightbox Film Center, in collaboration with the British Film Institute and Cinenova, restored Nightshift directed by Robina Rose.

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