The drama transforms a character that could be easily one-note into a layered individual.
In its first five minutes, Toll does a great job of showcasing how life is for lower-class Brazilians. Waking up at the crack of dawn, contemplating a house in dire need of maintenance all around, running to catch a shuttle because the public transportation system in poor neighborhoods is precarious. All so that you arrive in time to start a job that pays the bare minimum for you to survive and come back the following day.
Toll makes it clear pretty quickly that its central theme will be hypocrisy. You can find it all across the movie in several characters, but mostly with those who use religion as an excuse to justify their prejudice against LGBTQIA people. The movie also makes the case that ignorance is a frequent companion of prejudice. This may sound obvious, but it can't be overstated considering conversion therapy is still a thing in 2023.
To discuss what those shortcomings are would be to spoil some good moments of Toll, but suffice to say that it’s not hard to find echoes of the story in real life. More often than not, religious fanatics are a deep well of contradictions that are too quick to point the finger at everyone else while forgetting to take a good look in the mirror.
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