Nobody Belongs to Anyone

I went to watch the film to see how Brazilian cinema is trying to make commercial films for a large audience. The plot is obvious, set in the middle class of São Paulo: suspicions of betrayal, robberies, assassination attempts, etc. I held firm with the intention of seeing what our authors think, whether it's a successful commercial film. There were many flaws in the storytelling, but I overlooked them, after all my purpose was to evaluate whether the film served the average Brazilian audience. It became more and more difficult due to the obviousness of the plot, until one of the men decided to consult a "Pai de santo" to bring his wife back home. The said "Pai de santo" then summons two "spirits" to haunt his wife. It was too much. Nobody can stand...

The film "Nobody belongs to anyone" is a Brazilian production based on the book by spiritualist writer Zibia Gasparetto. The plot centers on jealousy, obsession, and possession. A man considers his accomplished wife as his property, resulting in dangerous outcomes. It demonstrates how toxic masculinity and jealousy can lead to destructive consequences that extend beyond earthly realms, exploring spiritual dimensions. The movie simplifies the topic, introducing spiritism to justify instances of male abuse.

Paloma Duarte and Danton Mello's performances are exaggerated, resulting in many scenes feeling unrealistic.

The movie doesn't handle the topic with the seriousness it deserves!

Which brings together an exceptional cast, each actor with intense performances, combined with the incredible representation of the extraphysical dimension and the condition of the disembodied in the post-mortem, with strong scenes that impress with the veracity of the facts, according to some clairvoyant mediums.

The excitement resulting from this work sparks future films that explore these themes with equal competence. Congratulations Wagner Assis!!!!

We hope that the film industry continues to provide us with productions that combine careful casting, profound interpretations and special effects capable of leading us to mysteries beyond life.

"Nobody Belongs to Anyone" deals with the themes of obsession, jealousy, the feeling of possession and how those issues can interfere in a marriage, and how causes of the spiritual world and past lives have a part on the earthly plan. Adapted from Zíbia Gasparetto's novel, the film follows the precepts of the Spiritism and their views on the matters of life and death, that ultimately is generating a series of good films on the topic, attracting believers and non-believers. Gladly, it was a decent result with some cliche problems, specially when it comes to similar themed films and series. It doesn't escape from sentimentality, but it serves enlightning purposes that audiences can reflect upon.

Two couples are tangled in a web of lies, deceit and jealousy that affect their relationship, creating a series of suspicious and danger. Lawyer Gabriela (Carol Castro) is married to contractor Roberto (Danton Mello), a man with trusting issues who controls his wife in a terrible manner; and when her boss Renato (Rocco Pitanga) promotes her to a partnership position in the lawyer firm things take a wild turn as Roberto believes she's having an affair with him, a sentiment echoed by Renato's wife Gioconda (Paloma Bernardi), an even more possessive figure than Gabriela's husband. From that, the suspicious spouses make their plans to separate a couple that doesn't exist, creating hell on their professional and personal lives. False accusations, rumour spreading and even marital abuse is part of the game, to which Gabriela and Renato don't know how to react.

Like many projects on the topic, it basically tells us that the serious and complicated relationships we have come from a past live, a different and unknown source to us that might be revealed to us someday. There's suffering until correction of past mistakes come along, living and learning. Soap opera "A Viagem" greatly dealt with that, and most recently "Nada É por Acaso" film as well. It's up to audiences to embrace the karma-like idea, or reject it. My little skepticism comes from the usual idea of seeing the previous life situation as being 19th century, as if there's a communication link of 100 years or so, not beyond.

Won't say I was fully involved with it because the cliches and repetition of events were a little too much at times. But there's plenty of qualities that made it a rewarding experience such as the visual effects during transitional events after tragedy sets in (we are easily reminded of "Ghost" in those moments); Danton Mello's surprisingly great performance as the possessive husband, a very hateful character; and Rocco is always enjoyable to watch. I couldn't buy Carol Castro as a lawyer (that hairdo, really), and Paloma was a little over-the-top as the bossy wife, but both hit some good notes in the more serious moments. Stepan Nercessian's cameo as a private detective brings a little humor to the tense scenario.

Outside of the afterlife department, it's a film that serves a purpose for people analyze their relationships, to be open and honest about what they want from it all, and what's to avoid when it comes to feelings of jealousy and possession. To reminds us that the "belonging" to one another is a temporary thing, and if you love somebody set them free. 7/10.