My Hindu Friend (2015)

A Brazilian drama by Hector Babenco, starring Willem Dafoe.
A man with cancer has trouble with his wife and brother. On a side note, he meets a Hindu boy in the hospital.
The title must be a joke because that boy was only in probably less than 10 minutes of the 2 hour movie. The non-linear plot threw me off and I watched it twice, thinking that I might understand it better. Nope. At least, I think it was a non-linear plot... Willem Dafoe is a great actor and can basically do no wrong, so he was doing a good job all the way through. I thought it was a little gross to see him with his shirt off though. The camera-work was brilliant and the editing was good, unless it was supposed to be a linear plot. Then the editing was the worst I've ever seen. Overall, it was pretty decent. I rate it adequate and would recommend it if you really, really like Willem Dafoe.

Ironweed (1987)

A tragedy directed by Hector Babenco, starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.
Our old pal, Jack wakes up in an alleyway in 1930s Albany, Ny and smashes an empty booze bottle. Things only go downhill from there when he encounters a friend with cancer who wants to drink himself to death and a sick girlfriend (aka hooker).
I may have rated another film as "the most tragic thing I've ever seen", but this one is definitely in the running for that title. HOWEVER, the characters, setting and plot were done well and really convey the ideas that went into making this. In this case, tragic is a good thing and I'm giving this a nice, green rating for living up to some of the main criteria by which I judge films.