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A Bright Lawyer

2025 · 95 min

A breezy, silly workplace comedy that coasts on broad gags and an easy, undemanding watch.

Directed by
Ale McHaddo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leandro Hassum, Claudia Campolina, Bruno Garcia
Overview
In the film, actor Leandro Hassum plays lawyer Michelle Barbieri, known as Mike. The company where he works is bought by an office that decides to keep only women in its positions. However, the character is not fired, since, due to her name, the HR department believes that she is a woman. The character then starts dressing in women's clothing to stay in his job.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Ale McHaddo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leandro Hassum, Claudia Campolina, Bruno Garcia
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • work
    • deception
    • gender
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Ale McHaddo
    Written by
    Luiz Felipe Mazzoni, Cristiane Wersom, Ale McHaddo
    Starring
    Leandro Hassum, Claudia Campolina, Bruno Garcia, Marcelo Mansfield , Olivia Lopes, Felipe Torres, Cristiane Wersom, Fernando Alves Pinto
    Music
    Clovis Vilela
    Cinematography
    Paulo de Tarso Disca
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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