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Malu
Malu

Malu

Living is revolutionary.

Genres

Drama

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Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious artistic past.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

31 October 2024

Country

Brazil

Cast

Yara de Novaes

Yara de Novaes

Malu

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Dona Lili

Carol Duarte

Carol Duarte

Joana

Átila Bee

Átila Bee

Tibira

Márcio Vito

Márcio Vito

Padre

Marina Provenzzano

Marina Provenzzano

Clara

Felipe Haiut

Felipe Haiut

Rodrigo

Cristiane Morilo

Cristiane Morilo

Galba

Jersiano Prudencio Vieira

Jersiano Prudencio Vieira

Gerson

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