Master, a Building in Copacabana

Master, a Building in Copacabana

A film about people like you and me

Directed by Eduardo Coutinho

Produced by VideoFilmes

2002110 min8.1 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of ordinary lives in a Rio de Janeiro apartment building, exploring the quiet dramas, hopes, and loneliness of everyday people.

The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...

Questions people ask

  • Is Master, a Building in Copacabana scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Master, a Building in Copacabana violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Master, a Building in Copacabana sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Master, a Building in Copacabana easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Master, a Building in Copacabana end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity49

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Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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