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      Malu

      2024 1h 43m Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 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. Read More Read Less

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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

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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
      Sabrina García, Tatiana Leite, Leo Ribeiro
      Screenwriter
      Pedro Freire
      Production Co
      TVZero, Bubbles Project
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Portuguese (Brazil)
      Runtime
      1h 43m