Synopsis
In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in paradise" with herself. This beautifully-shot portrait doesn't shy away from the burdens of a young scarred woman, but it also celebrates her courage to live according to her own rules.
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Cast
- Hermila GuedesHermila (Suely)
- João MiguelJoão
- Maria MenezesMaria
- Zezita MatosZezita
- Claudio JaborandyClaudio
- Flávio Bauraquibalconista
- Georgina CastroGeorgina
- Matheus VieiraMatheuzinho #1
- Gerkson CarlosMatheuzinho #2
- Rodrigo RiszlaGanhador da rifa
Recommendations
- 88
TV Guide Magazine
The theme song, a wonderful Portuguese version of Bread's soft-rock classic "Everything I Own," is by Dinah, a long-forgotten Brazilian singing sensation of the 1970s who deserves to be better remembered. - 75
New York Post
Hermila Guedes is hot as the damsel in distress. She carries the movie on her slender shoulders, providing erotic charm and believable acting. - 67
The A.V. Club
A tough-minded story about how to define self-worth. - 60
The New York Times
Not half as exotic or as compelling as Mr. Aïnouz’s 2002 film, “Madame Satã,” which examined the fantastic life of a transvestite prostitute and underground entertainer in 1930s and ’40s Rio de Janeiro. But it shares the earlier film’s deep sympathy with sexual free spirits in a rigid macho society. - 50
Variety
Film has major assets in Walter Carvalho's stunning landscapes and livewire young lead Hermila Guedes, but overall, it's too uninvolving. - 50
Village Voice
Once you know the title, you pretty much get the gist. Just as Hermila ought to escape her hometown, Guedes deserves to flee to a richer film.
