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Prime Time Soap (2012)
Directed by Odilon Rocha
“Life is fiction.”
Drama · 1h 45m
In Brazil, in 1978, under the dictatorship, the country lives the euphoria of disco fever and the fantasy life of Dancin' Days, a prime time soap. After a fatal incident, Amanda, a high-class prostitute addicted to TV, and her maid Dora, are forced to flee São Paulo to Rio. While Amanda dreams of visiting the Dancin' Days disco, Dora prepares to confront her secret past. Their destinies will eventually intersect with those of João Paulo, a diplomat who feels like a foreigner in his own country, the revolutionary Vicente and his brother Pedro, and the teenager Caio, raised by his grandparents and relying on the support of his friend Mônica as he struggles to be accepted as a gay man. Both youngsters are crazy about disco fever and fascinated by the soap Dancin' Days.
Cast
Claudia Ohana
Vanessa Giácomo
Mateus Solano
Alexandre Nero
André Ramiro
Camila Amado
Bruno Pêgo
Crew
- Director
- Odilon Rocha
- Writer
- Odilon Rocha
Details
- Original title
- A Novela das 8
- Release date
- 2012-03-30
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- TC Filmes, Cria Films, Querosene Filmes