I bought numerous movies from my Grandma and this was one of them. I watched it for the first time last night.
Daughters of Jemenja(which I will refer to as DOJ to make it easier) is a unique movie that could be seen differently upon each viewing.
To summarize this movie, it's best to quote the DVD case:
"Sini arrives in Rio de Janeiro to meet her sister, who has been living in Brasil for 3 yrs. She finds out that her sister disappeared 2 months prior. To overcome despair, she hires a young black gardener to drive her around the enormous city in search of Sissi. A relationship develops between them, revealing their cultural differences and conflicts. When Sini is ready to give up hope, mysterious forces start to write her destiny."
The movie is actually foreign, and while there is a little bit of English, most of it is in Portuguese and Finnish. There are also no subtitles, not even on the menu, so you don't know what is being said unless you know Portuguese and Finnish fluently, which I do not.
Because the dialogue is uncertain, DOJ depends on the action rather than the lines. That's how the story works, and what makes it so special. And there are scenes that you may interpret differently each time, and you could see a "different" movie each time, which is really neat.
The movie is not rated, but I will inform you that if it were then it would be Rated R. There's not much inappropriate content, but the F word is said twice in English and there is a brief scene where a woman bathes-full frontal nudity is shown.
There's also some nude drawings(Think "Titanic"). I would suggest an 11-12 year old to see this. (If you would let your child see Stand By Me and Titanic, you should let your child see this if they are interested.)
There of course may be foreign profanity, but I wouldn't know, and it most likely won't matter.
Another plus is that it's only an hour and 10 minutes long, so you won't have to figure out the movie for very long.
To summarize, I can't exactly say that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm giving it a 9 since it takes a few minutes to get used to the language structure. But it's a very high 9.It's not one of the best movies I've ever seen, but it's easily one of the most unique. And that's good enough for me.
