Summary
São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media sensation, its members are forced to confront the prejudices of the conservative military dictatorship that they live under.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 62
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1984
August 30, 1984
42 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 of 21
Carla CamuratiRita
Cristina MutarelliLili
Tânia AlvesHelena
Regina CaséRubi- NSNeide SantosNeneca
PitaJorge
Cida MoreiraZazá
Ênio GonçalvesCido
Patricio BissoLili's Mother- RCRegina CarvalhoBatata
Vera ZimmermannVera- NLNoris LimaValentina
- PBPetrônio BotelhoRui
- PRPietro RicciMarcelo
José D'Artagnan JúniorCarioca
Luiz Carlos BragaLili's Father
Caetano VelosoSelf
WladimirSelf
Osmar SantosSelf
Walter Casagrande JúniorSelf
Sérgio HingstClub President
Directing · 3
- José Antônio Garcia Director, Screenplay
- Ícaro Martins Director, Screenplay
- Maria Cristina Santeiro Script Supervisor
Production · 5
- João Augusto Queirós Producer
- Adone Fragano Producer
- Félix Aidar Production Manager
- Marcos Cunha Production Assistant
- Beatriz Cirne Kussler Production Assistant
Camera · 3
- Antonio Meliande Director of Photography
- Mauro Luis Salustiano Grip
- Odair Guarani Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Eder Mazzini Editor
Sound · 3
- Luis Lopes Original Music Composer
- E. Szankovski Sound Mixer
- Ricardo Zonari Foley Artist
Art · 1
- Cristina Mutarelli Art Direction, Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Maria Antonia Lombardi Makeup Artist
- Célia Dourado Pereira Wardrobe Master
Lighting · 2
- Paulo Alves Electrician
- José Marques Sarmento Electrician
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