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Madalena

2021 1h 25m Drama LGBTQ+ List
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Luziane, Cristiano, and Bianca have almost nothing in common, beside the fact that they all live in the same rural city surrounded by soy fields in western Brazil. While they don't know one another, each of them is affected by Madalena's disappearance. In different parts of the town, each in their own way, they react to her absence.

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Wendy Ide Screen International [An] assured debut from Madiano Marcheti... Feb 5, 2021 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine Different song cue or no, Marcheti’s restaging isn’t in conversation with, or in any way enriching, either its source or itself... Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills While Madalena’s best feature is its excellent cinematography, the whole package presents a perspective fresh (if not entirely satisfying) on a culture both familiar and strange in its variably dramatic contrasts. Mar 25, 2022 Full Review Gary M. Kramer Philadelphia Gay News The performances are so natural that watching "Madalena" feels like eavesdropping on the characters' lives. But it is the film's wistful tone that makes this drama resonate. May 13, 2021 Full Review Glenn Heath Jr. The Film Stage Formally accomplished and thematically scathing, Madalena confronts the dehumanization caused by cowardice and indifference, allowing its central character to transcend the graveyard of statistics. Rated: A- Apr 30, 2021 Full Review John Bleasdale CineVue It takes a lot of confidence to approach a subject as obliquely as Madiano Marchetti approaches violence to the trans community in Madalena. And yet the obliqueness is the point. Rated: 3/5 Feb 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Luziane, Cristiano, and Bianca have almost nothing in common, beside the fact that they all live in the same rural city surrounded by soy fields in western Brazil. While they don't know one another, each of them is affected by Madalena's disappearance. In different parts of the town, each in their own way, they react to her absence.
Director
Madiano Marcheti
Producer
Clélia Bessa, Marcos Pieri, Joel Pizzini
Screenwriter
Tiago Coelho, Helena Vieira, Thiago Gallego, Thiago Ortman, Tiago Coelho, Helena Vieira, Thiago Gallego, Thiago Ortman, Madiano Marcheti
Production Co
Raccord Produções, Polo Filme, Vitrine Filmes
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2022
Runtime
1h 25m