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Malu, a 50-year-old unemployed actress living off memories of her glorious past, shares a run-down home in a Rio de Janeiro slum with her conservative mother and has a troubled relationship with her own daughter.

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David Ehrlich IndieWire It’s only because of this movie’s naked honesty and the unsparing gravity of its supernova lead performance that Freire is able to afford his mother the star vehicle she was never given the chance to act in, nor will ever get the chance to see. Rated: B+ Apr 9, 2024 Full Review Carlos Aguilar Variety Lived in to the point that it becomes difficult to perceive it as a calculated representation and not raw truth, what the superb De Novaes does with this acting feat is at once electric and monstrous. Jan 28, 2024 Full Review Drew Gregory Autostraddle This is a remarkable film — a work of urgency, a work of compassion, a work of love. Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Freire captures not just the emotional but physical force of these relationships, with the women coming to blows, their acts of cruelty to one another as powerful as their acts of love. Rated: 4/5 Mar 25, 2024 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots There’s a bohemian, free spirited energy to the film that pairs well with the script, and Freire pens some sassy and funny dialogue that’s boosted by excellent performances from the cast. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Frank J. Avella Edge Media Network Pedro Freire makes an auspicious feature film debut with "Malu," a most stirring and wholly believable depiction of past family trauma and how it manifests generationally... Rated: A- Feb 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Pedro Freire

Director

Yara de Novaes

Malu

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Lili

Carol Duarte

Joana

Átila Bee

Tibira

Márcio Vito

Padre

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Synopsis Malu, a 50-year-old unemployed actress living off memories of her glorious past, shares a run-down home in a Rio de Janeiro slum with her conservative mother and has a troubled relationship with her own daughter.
Director
Pedro Freire
Producer
Roberto Berliner, Sabrina García, Tatiana Leite, Leo Ribeiro
Screenwriter
Pedro Freire
Production Co
온라인카지노추천Zero, Bubbles Project
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
1h 43m