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Valentina

2020 · 95 min

A quiet, grounded drama that follows a family's everyday struggle for acceptance, with a steady emotional pull.

Directed by: Cássio Pereira dos Santos
Genres: Drama
Starring: Thiessa Woinbackk, Guta Stresser, Rômulo Braga

Overview: A trans girl and her mother move to a new town in order to start fresh, but quickly face dilemmas when the local high school needs a second parental signature for enrollment.

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Directed by: Cássio Pereira dos Santos
Genres: Drama
Starring: Thiessa Woinbackk, Guta Stresser, Rômulo Braga

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
coming-of-age
justice
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Cássio Pereira dos Santos
Written by: Cássio Pereira dos Santos
Starring: Thiessa Woinbackk, Guta Stresser, Rômulo Braga, Ronaldo Bonafro, Letícia Franco, Paula Passos, Rodrigo Lelis, João Gott
Cinematography: Leonardo Feliciano
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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