简介：Desperatetosavehisailinggrandmotherbeforesheslipsbeyondthepointofnoreturn,ayoungboyfromthecountryventuresforthintothebigcityonamissiontosellhisonlyasset,andprocurethemedicinethatwillmakeherwellagain.Onenight,afterawakeningtothesoundsofhisbelovedgrandmotherDidinhaprayingfordeath,Joaozinhorealizesthattheageingwomancanendurehersufferingnolonger.Nowdeterminedtodoeverythinginhispowertorestoreherhealth,youngJoaozinhodecidestosellhisgoat"Mocinha"sothathewillbeabletoaffordhisgrandmother'smedicine.Inordertodoso,however,thisbraveyoungsoulwillhavetoventureoutfromthesafetyofhissurroundingsandintothehustleandbustleofthecapitolcity.Thoughhismissionisanobleone,willthisyoungboybeabletoprocurethemedicineandbringitbacktohisgrandmotherintime? AlowbudgetBrazilianproductionaboutapoorcountryboystrugglingtocollectenoughmoneytobuymedicineforhisillgrandmotherTheEightColoroftheRainbow(1997)isdirectorAmauriTangara'soneandonlyforayintotheworldofcinema.Unevenlypacedandattimeslookingawkwardlyamateurishpicwalksafamiliarroute,itstumblesuponastringofclichés.AppealinglylensedvistasfromBrazil'scountrysidemakepic'sroughspotslessnoticeablebutaren'tenoughtosecureasolidrecommendation. Alovely,movingfilm,ifabitrepetitiousearlyon,AOitavaCordoArco-Iris,fromBrazil,centerson11-year-oldJoaozinho(DiegoBorges,inoneofcinema’sgreatchildperformances),whohasbeenraisedbyhisgrandmotherinaruralvillage.(Joaozinho’smotherhasabandonedhimandislikelyworkinginthecityasaprostitute.)GrandmaDidinha,impoverishedandill,can’taffordmedicinetorelieveherpain.JoaozinhohopestoraisethenecessarymoneybysellingMocinha,Grandma’sgoat.AmauriTangará’sfilmfindsthehopeful,perseverantboyeventuallymakinghiswaytoCuiabá,thenearestcity,inordertomakethesale.AtapublicmarketherecoilsattheideathatMocinhashouldbecomedinnermeat,andlaterthatdaydelinquentboysstealMocinha;butthetwoarereunited.Meanwhile,bedriddenDidinhaherselfisrousedandattemptstofindhermissinggrandson.…