This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat. The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
The documentary gives us a brief history of how the group started, what was the situation in Brazil at that point and most importantly how did a group like this which was all about sexuality where male performers, in full display, out and proud of their bodies, fill of hair, wigs and makeup managed to survive and even more importantly create a name for themselves. We see interviews with 5 of the surviving members reliving their glorious days. It tells the story of the troupe’s life cycle: achieving notoriety, then being torn apart by fame, then being destroyed by forces beyond its control.
Personally for me, this was a bit of lazy film making. The only thing that held my attention was the vintage clips of the group in action. The group of 13 men favored cross-dressing or no dressing at all, performing raucous shows heavy with choreography were definitely a sight. They were thorough professionals and electrifying. Beyond that, the random views of other people besides the 5 survivors were just not interesting. I would have liked to know more about how the group was formed, th struggles they had to go through with the government and how did they manage to actually survive. None of that is talked and it seems it was more of just attribute to the group. There is nothing wrong with giving tribute, but watching a selection of friends and acquaintances of these people, mostly repeating or rephrasing what was already said, was extremely disappointing. In my opinion, given the subject matter, this was an opportunity missed. (3/10)
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