Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

Directed by Sandra Werneck, Walter Carvalho

Produced by Lereby Produções, Cineluz - Produções Cinematográficas Lda.

200498 min7.1 / 10

A biographical portrait of a Brazilian rock star's vibrant, turbulent life and his courageous struggle with AIDS, grounded in family bonds and the music that defined him.

Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity76

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Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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