Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica

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Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica

2012

1h 31m

Drama

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50+ Ratings

Veronica graduates from medical school and navigates through passionate affairs, dicey career moves and harrowing life decisions as she settles down in Brazil's most violent city.

Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

Shot in the same urban slum as Kleber Filho's Neighboring Sounds, this relentlessly bleak character study offers a disheartening glimpse of contemporary Brazilian life.

Dec 11, 2014

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

It's all a bit dissolute and daffy, but at least her prescription for happiness doesn't come out of a bottle.

Rated: B-

Dec 4, 2014

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

"Veronica" is the kind of small film from a faraway country that would be easy not to notice as the waves of major studio releases crash onto theatrical shores. But that would be a pity.

Nov 26, 2014

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

"Veronica" is a refreshing and subtle examination of its protagonist's emotional development.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 12, 2019

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

It's neither entertaining as sexploitation nor successful as art.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 28, 2018

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Audience Member

A woman's emotional journey. Not a very interesting one however.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Dull, boring, with nothing new to offer in any way. What a waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

tentativa frustrante de um drama existencial... so salva atuaçao de Hermila Guedes

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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s r

A modern human existential tragedy that hit close to home, luckily it left me feeling reasonably optimistic. By examining a new psychiatrist's life it shows how complicated and demanding all our lives can be with no right or wrong answers, or clearly laid out paths. Her father gave her a good guiding light, but not all of us are so fortunate. It left me thinking about life and its meaning, this is always a good thing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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raphael g

Good actors and an okay story. I didn't really like the voiceover.. Not as good as Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Marcelo Gomes

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Hermila Guedes

Verônica

João Miguel

Gustavo

W.J. Solha

Zé Maria

Renata Roberta

Maria

Inaê Verissimo

Ciça

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Synopsis

Veronica graduates from medical school and navigates through passionate affairs, dicey career moves and harrowing life decisions as she settles down in Brazil's most violent city.

Director: Marcelo Gomes
Producer: Sara Silveira, João Vieira Jr.
Screenwriter: Marcelo Gomes
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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