New Wave

Let’s get ballin’
Onda Nova (1984)
1:44 (104 min)
6.6/10
3 313
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5.8/10
16
5.5/10
257
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Production
Release date
Director
Photo José Antônio Garcia
José Antônio Garcia
Scenario
Photo Ícaro Martins
Ícaro Martins
Composer
Luis Lopes
Producer
Adone Fragano
Actors
Photo Cristina Mutarelli
Cristina Mutarelli
Lili
Neide Santos
Neneca
Photo Pita
Pita
Jorge
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Set in São Paulo in 1983, this comedy follows a group of rebellious women who establish the Gayvotas Football Club shortly after women's soccer becomes legal in Brazil. As the team gains media attention, the players must navigate their own personal struggles while facing the prejudices of a conservative society and a military dictatorship.

The film was produced by Olympus Filme and co-directed by José Antônio Garcia and Ícaro Martins, who also wrote the screenplay. In the chronological history of their work, this project followed the 1976 film Rock. The cast features Carla Camurati as Rita, Cristina Mutarelli as Lili, Tânia Alves as Helena, Regina Casé as Rubi, Neide Santos as Neneca, and Pita as Jorge, with twenty-one credited performers in total.

Audience reception for the film is mixed, with a rating of 5.5/10 based on 257 votes on IMDb and a slightly higher score of 5.8/10 from 16 votes on TMDB.

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