Roger Ebert gave it two stars , saying the film was marked by a " quiet sadness " and the " film examines the way that naive idealists took on more than they could handle . " He suggests that the film tries to humanize both sides but seems muddled . Ebert writes , " The point of view is that of a middle-age man who no longer quite understands why , as a youth , he was so sure of things that now seem so puzzling . " Internationally , the film was nominated for many awards , including Best Foreign Language Film by the Academy Awards . Brazil entered it into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
47th Berlin International Film Festival
47th Berlin International Film Festival
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