Trash

Name: Trash
Director: Stephen Daldry
Released: 2014

Synopsis

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

80
The Guardian
As a mystery, Trash is compelling enough though its milieu and the outstanding performances at the centre of the movie are what set it apart.
80
Empire
Another winner from Daldry, this is an unexpectedly gritty crime drama set in the teeming favelas and grimy backstreets of Rio. A cracking script from Richard Curtis, with roughly 80 per cent of the dialogue in street patois, is brilliantly served by the three leads.
80
Time Out London
Some people will hate Trash for being not grittily real enough, but Daldry’s point – a hope-against-hope optimistic one – is that the energy of young people can change Brazil.
80
CineVue
The sheer joy and energy of the boys propels Trash and keeps us rooting for good over evil despite the contrived ending.
75
New York Post
Comparisons to “Slumdog Millionaire” are inevitable, but the kinetic Trash has a rhythm all its own.
60
The Hollywood Reporter
At best, Trash works as a vibrant, occasionally suspenseful postcard-portrait of a place that’s always great to see on the big screen.
60
Variety
Trash works in large part thanks to the infectious energy and sheer pleasure in comradeship exuded by the three young teen boys.
50
The A.V. Club
But while once upon a time Daldry made a very good movie like "Billy Elliot", here he lets what should’ve been an efficient little thriller get stymied by an excess of style, and the weight of self-importance.