New Wave (1984)
Onda Nova
Let’s get ballin’
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.
- Date of release
- 1984-08-30
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- José Antônio Garcia, Ícaro Martins
Casting
- Carla Camurati — Rita
- Cristina Mutarelli — Lili
- Tânia Alves — Helena
- Regina Casé — Rubi
- Neide Santos — Neneca
- Pita — Jorge
- Cristina Bolzan
- Cida Moreira — Zazá
- Ênio Gonçalves — Cido
- Patricio Bisso — Lili's Mother
- Regina Carvalho — Batata
- Vera Zimmermann — Vera
Interesting facts
Onda Nova is a 1983 Brazilian film directed by Ícaro Martins and José Antonio Garcia. It is an "erotic and anarchic comedy" that portrays a women's soccer team formed in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship—in the first year the sport was permitted after 40 years of prohibition. The film was banned before its release and restored in 4K in 2024.
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