“Paes frames indelible images of the city and its inhabitants around performances by these heartbreaking, hilarious, and sometimes raunchy troubadours.“ THE VANCOUVER COURIER

“An impressionistic hymn to both São Paulo and one unique regional music form, Cesar Paes’ «Saudade do Futuro» is an infectious delight.“ Dennis Harvey / VARIETY

“a summer delight” the NY POST

“a musical and cinematic treasure” Maria Garcia / FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

“One thinks, obviously, of The Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders, but Cesar Paes' film distinguishes itself with more freshness and vivacity, and in its capacity to seize the essence of the displacement of the Nordestinos.“ LA REGIONE TICINO

“We are there, blocked in the middle of giant traffic-jams, these human masses waiting for the subway, these embracing and dancing bodies, the daily words of the street singers (...). That is where the beauty of this film comes from (...) all these differents times brought together by the film, to become the beat of a city. We exult, that’s movie-making.” Charles Castella, director / ACID