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Medusa

2021 · 128 min

A lurid, unsettling plunge into fervent belief and mob cruelty, gorgeous and unnerving, leaving a lingering sting.

Directed by
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Joana Medeiros
Tagline
For society, they should be perfect.
Overview
By day, Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, and by night they form a vigilante girl gang, prowling the streets in search of sinners who have deviated from the rightful path. After an attack goes wrong, leaving Mari scarred and unemployed, her views of community, religion, and her peers begin to shift.

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Directed by
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Starring
Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Joana Medeiros
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • violence
  • gender
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
fantasy, horror
Directed by
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Written by
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Starring
Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Joana Medeiros, Felipe Frazão, Thiago Fragoso, Bruna Linzmeyer, Bruna G, Carol Romano
Cinematography
João Atala
Runtime
128 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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