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Nothing to Lose is a biographical drama based on the real-life story of UCKG founder Edir Macedo, as produced
by Paris Entretenimento and directed by Alexandro Avanchini. The film has been enormously praised, with
some people saying it gives a “powerful message” with its best feature being held as the “production”.
T
he film, which is an adaptation
of the bestselling eponymous
book trilogy first released in 2015,
tells the story of Edir Macedo and
one of the greatest moments of
faith.
Through his great directive work,
Avanchini gives us a timeline of
the most important phases of this
religious leader, including months
of uncertainty and injustices he
had faced along the way.
Another review says that the
movie “is true to the books”
and that the movie is about
overcoming, with a very positive
message: do not give up on your
dreams. The movie portrays
Macedo as a man with a desire to
help others, a man who sacrificed
his personal life to dedicate
it to helping people who are
afflicted, neglected, sick, troubled,
addicted, depressed, suicidal, and
more by using his own personal
experience to guide people
through their own hardships. often unrefined tone, he does not
give up on reaching his goal, and
this makes the meaning of the
film clear.”
One review says that this of a
movie “for the whole family” and
that it is not strictly focused on
religion. “It holds your attention
from start to finish. Edir Macedo
is not a man who wants to be
perfect; he is a figure who seeks
to fulfil his calling and has to fight
against those who do not want
his victory. With his flaws and However, nothing discouraged
him from continuing his mission
of helping others. This mission
was not affected when he faced
public power and cut ties with
Brazil’s religious paradigms
or even his toughest hurdle:
having his daughter born with
a cleft palate (a congenital
malformation). In his own words,
This is true as Edir Macedo hasn’t
had an easy life, having been
riddled with family problems and
public persecutions.