Malu

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Malu

2024,

1h 43m,

Drama

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Apr 9, 2024

B+

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.

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Carlos Aguilar

Variety

Jan 28, 2024

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.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

Jan 23, 2024

This is a remarkable film — a work of urgency, a work of compassion, a work of love.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Mar 25, 2024

4/5

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.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Mar 6, 2024

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.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Feb 1, 2024

A-

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...

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Director: Pedro Freire
Producer: Tatiana Leite, Sabrina García, Leo Ribeiro, Roberto Berliner
Screenwriter: Pedro Freire
Production Co: TVZero, Bubbles Project
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime: 1h 43m

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