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    'Diamantino': Portuguese Satire About Soccer, Nationalism And Cloning Scores Goal

    Driven by a standout performance by Carloto Cotta, this Portuguese satire "sizzles with a comic energy rare for a movie with such blunt and weighty political commentary."
    by Danny Hensel May 23, 2019 3 minutes
    A handsome, dim-bulb soccer star (Carloto Cotta) takes extreme measures to return to his former state of glory in <em>Diamantino</em>.

    You can tell something is off about fictional Portuguese soccer star Diamantino, who looks an awful lot like actual Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, as soon as he mentions the puppies. And that doesn't take very long, because Diamantino, the pride of his nation, is quick to bring up that when he's on the field, and when he gets in the zone, he starts to see gigantic puppies, flopping around in a mist of sparkling pink clouds.

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