This week sees the release of Stephen Daldry’s Trash, a tall tale of three young Brazilian boys who stumble upon a fallen wallet and find themselves skipping between both sides of the law to find its owner.
Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara have a part to play in this one, which should help sell the film in the US somewhat, but as our exclusive clip shows these three boys, Rickson Tevez, Luis Eduardo and Gabriel Weinstein are the stars of the show.
We sat down with the director this week to trash talk, watch that below, and then you can read on for your really quite fantastic clip.
In the interview he talks about working with editor Elliot Graham, and his work can be seen to great effect in the wonderfully paced clip below which finds our young heroes on the run.
Here’s your clip, the film is out on the 30th of January.
Synopsis Hit!
When two trash-picking boys from Rio’s slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return, the boys, Rafael (RICKSON TEVEZ) and Gardo (LUIS EDUARDO), realise that what they’ve found must be important. Teaming up with their friend Rato (GABRIEL WEINSTEIN), the trio begins an extraordinary adventure as they try to hang onto the wallet, evade the police, and uncover the secrets it contains.
Along the way, the boys will have to figure out friend from foe, as they piece together the story of the wallet’s owner José angelo (WAGNER MOURA) and realise they can’t trust the police, led by the dangerous Frederico (SELTON MELLO). But a pair of American missionaries working in their favela – the disillusioned Father Julliard (MARTIN SHEEN) and his young assistant Olivia (ROONEY MARA) – might just have the power to knock on the right doors.
