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Good Brazilian Xmas movie - funny but sad too


This movie got my attention because of the "time loop" thing in its description. But technically it's just a kind of amnesia-like thing happening. The main character has a problem where his memories separate between Xmas day (which is also his birthday) and the rest of the year.

Think of them as one person split into two: A and B. A only remembers the hectic Xmas day where all the family comes over and stuff happens, then the next day for him is Xmas next year, which is 365 days later for everyone else. So a lot happens while A is "away" (we never really see B in the movie) and he has to deal with how life has changed during the rest of the year which he doesn't remember.

The movie explores how he and his family deal with the way A only exists for one day a year and B manages the rest of his life.

It is quite funny at times and has a surprise emotional turn. I'm sure people with South American links would get more out of it than me. It's dubbed with English voices on Netflix.

I recommend it.

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Yeah, the first 30ish minutes with all the family yelling were pretty annoying but it turned out to be a decent movie in the Capra vein. A few poignant parts.

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Haha yes, all the yelling and stuff, but that grew on me as I got to know them better over the course of the movie.

I actually saw Click (2006) starring Adam Sandler over the weekend by random chance and realised how similar these two movies are. It also has the main character who misses out on large parts of his life by "skipping" through and things happen which he suddenly has to deal with later on.

Almost the same movie in story except for the South American setting and the method by which he "skips". A bit more slapstick comedy in Click however.

I thought both were pretty good but I really hated Sandler's character, the way he treats his wife in general and also how compliant and forgiving she is.

Christopher Walken in Click is hilarious: "It's all just... cornflakes."

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