Diamantino is unlike anything else I’ve ever seen, and it’s all the better because of it.

| Nov 16, 2022

Diamantino has some flawed narrative structures, yet it still thrives thanks to its vibrant genre verve.

| Sep 25, 2020

This dazzlingly original feature from longtime collaborators Daniel Schmidt and Gabriel Abrantes skewers its subjects with loving cinematic gusto.

| Apr 7, 2020

It's too cannily plotted and self-aware to achieve the sort of gonzo energy one associates with genuine cult items.

| Mar 11, 2020

What Diamantino lacks in cohesiveness it mostly makes up for with ambition.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 6, 2020

There is something to be said for a comedy willing to go broke for surrealism, and that is precisely the thing to be said for this eccentric feature by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt.

| Sep 19, 2019

Abrantes and Schmidt - who have directed four short films together - have made this unclassifiable allegorical comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 15, 2019

I applaud risky exercises like this. [Full review in Spanish]

| Sep 5, 2019

[The film] could have been sharper, but it ends up being overshadowed by the charming portrait of its protagonist. I think that without losing this fable tone, it could have delved into the political satire. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 30, 2019

This co-production Portugal-France-Brazil, co-directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt, takes us on a delirious journey in which we get into the crisis of a soccer pro. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 29, 2019

The cosmic, fantastic elements make this themed roller coaster a very unique adventure. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2019

Surely big pharma, right-wing manipulation, and the endless greed of the already wealthy deserve something a little harsher than this ninety-seven-minute underwear ad.

| Aug 15, 2019

Sweet, wild, and openhearted, Diamantino is as charming as its muddle-headed protagonist.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 1, 2019

'Diamantino' is a prodigy that unfolds with ease between the parody and the espionage thriller. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 13, 2019

Form, tone, narrative and gender all slide around the backseat as Abrantes and Schmidt career down various winding roads; the result is an absolutely joyous ride brimming with charm and humanity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2019

Diamantino is a gorgeous, kind-hearted fable about acceptance of who people are, rather than who we want them to be. A brightly coloured modern-day fairy tale with an innocent at the centre. It is funny, outrageous and incredible to look at.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2019

A daring and risky comedy, that blends involuntary humor and an extreme malice. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jul 2, 2019

Diamantino may toss too many balls in the air to satisfyingly retrieve all of them but that can't rob the experience of its strange, wacky fun.

| Jun 28, 2019

"Diamantino" is one of those movies that looks super fun to make but is mind-numbing to actually watch.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jun 27, 2019

"Diamantino" is no less committed to these ideas than it is to its own uneven, unforgettable lunacy.

| Jun 27, 2019