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Geraldine is a fairy who lost their wings by using unconventional methods in their missions. His last chance to retrieve them will be the mission "Julia".

José Henrique Fonseca was first attached to direct, then Daniel Filho took over the project with Paulo Gustavo set to star as Tatu. Both exited the film after delays in pre-production, though Filho remained as a producer.

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    • Author: Beazekelv
    this is one of those movies that you expected to be a classic, but when you watch just see a mixture of several American films that do not fit with our reality here in Brazil. with the budget of 8 million of public money, I can surely say that it was a waste of time, from beginning to end is extremely predictable and still reminds '' Tooth Fairy '' The Rock, so do not waste your money going watch the movie and learn from my mistake. we need to show our culture to the world.most of them just think we have womans, no laws, beachs, and all of it, its all true, because we're not supporting the real culture, a theater was closed in last month for no money, and the gov put all that money on this type of movie, its just show more ppl trying to be American, not hatin on you muricans, but we cant loose our sauce too.
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    • Author: Owomed
    No surprises here... What would you expect from a movie where the main actress isn't an actress at all, but a teen celebrity from the internet. The girl is a kind of a fairy who helps a teenager go through her personal problems.

    Don't waste your time.
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    • Author: Elizabeth
    The movie is not that funny, but you can understand most of the story. The special effects are awful, but at least it has some pop songs and decent acting. The biggest mistake is the fight of Geraldine and Julia, that does not make sense. It is not excellently good, but serves as a passing enjoyment.
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    • Author: Jieylau
    I could simply make a reference to Seinfeld's episode "The Chinese Restaurant", in which Jerry talks about Plan 9 From Outer Space, and calls it "the one that worked: the worst movie ever made", but I won't. The groundbreaking movie "É Fada" deserves a lot more, doing that isn't just wrong, but it's also to disdain such a great piece of work of Brazilian Art history.

    If one knows Aluísio Azevedo (a Brazilian naturalist writer), one clearly sees the references to the book "O Cortiço" (literally it would be "beehive", but it's called Cortiço because that's the name of poor -- but not miserable -- people's popular living in Rio de Janeiro in the XIX century). Julia, our protagonist, is a contemporary version of Pombinha, "Cortiço's flower", because in the degenerate and degraded means (her new school), Julia contrasts for having such a strong personality. There's also a film version of Léonie, responsible for not only taking Pombinha's virginity but also introducing her to the world of prostitution, which would be her PE teacher, who insists that Julia should dance (remember, it's not having sex because it's a kids movie) in front of her class, even though the girl didn't want to. That role then goes to Geraldine (interpreted by our star Kéfera), who always forces the girl to adapt to the means (just like Aluísio Azevedo believed, since he was a strong determinist). In the book "O Cortiço", it's prostitution. Here, it's becoming a degenerate teenager. Just like Aluísio Azevedo's Jerônimo (another character from "O Cortiço"), Júlia's father is an honest and hard-working man who ceases to the sensuality, sexiness and carnal desires. In Azevedo's book, it's Rita Baiana, and in the movie, it's the protagonist's mother, divorced from him. The school baker's son is clearly a little Pombinha, too, but since determinism is pretty much criticized nowadays, he does not get corrupted. Geraldine (Kéfera) not only is the reflect of Julia's searches for desires and borders of pain and everything (which is not a theme for this review right now). The Fairy is also an extremely complex character with many, many influences. For instance, her catchy phrase about "three choices" is no doubt from Janus, the Roman deity, in which each of the possible choices opens up a new path, a new cycle.

    I'm also led to see many Seinfeld references. Geraldine's boss is not very different from the classic Soup Nazi. Always strict and methodical, he is talented and ends succumbing to his small mistakes. In the Soup Nazi's case, he left a couple of recipes in the closet, and and in the case of Geraldine's boss, he let her sexy words and voice go up to his head. Júlia has a lot of Kenny Bania's traces, as in the scene in which, like Bania insists to have a dinner instead of a soup (which he did not consider dinner), she insisted in have an specific bracelet to enter in a party (which was Geraldine's idea). Geraldine's personality is also a mix of the four Seinfeld's main characters, which, as the sitcom, are brilliant.

    I went to watch the movie expecting nothing much different from what Jerry expected from Plan 9 From Outer Space, and I ended seeing one of the all-time best movies and no doubt the best Brazilian movie ever.
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    • Author: OwerSpeed
    The best Brazilian film I've ever seen, palms for the performance of Kéfera Buchmann.
  • Credited cast:
    Kéfera Buchmann Kéfera Buchmann - Geraldine
    Klara Castanho Klara Castanho - Júlia
    Silvio Guindane Silvio Guindane - Vicente
    Mariana Santos Mariana Santos - Alice
    Bruna Griphao Bruna Griphao - Veronica (as Bruna Griphão)
    Isabella Moreira Isabella Moreira - Ingrid
    Clara Tiezzi Clara Tiezzi - Priscila
    Júnior Vieira Júnior Vieira - Ankô (as Junior Vieira)
    Carla Daniel Carla Daniel - Dona Hermínia
    João Fernandes João Fernandes - Pedro
    Christian Monassa Christian Monassa - Maureba
    Thalita Carauta Thalita Carauta - Mestra (voice)
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Karolina Albertassi Karolina Albertassi - Apresentadora
    Ignacio Aldunate Ignacio Aldunate - Vendedor de biquini
    Paulo Bellei Paulo Bellei - Cliente (voice)
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