The First Death of Joana (2021)
A Primeira Morte de Joana
Late summer of 2007, South of Brazil. Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt Rosa died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. Encouraged by her friend Carolina, Joana starts an investigation about Rosa’s past. As she confronts the values of her community, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals. She plunges into her imagination to find answers while a large wind power plant is being built in their small town.
- Date of release
- 2021-08-04
- TMDB
- 4.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Cristiane Oliveira
Casting
- Letícia Kacperski — Joana
- Isabela Bressane — Carolina
- Joana Vieira — Lara
- Lisa Becker — Norma
- Roberto Oliveira — Afiador
- Rosa Campos Velho — Rosa
- Emílio Speck — Nilo
- Pedro Nambuco — Thomas
- Graciela Caputti — Sofia
- Janaína Kremer — Diretora
- Ana Carolina Moreno — Magda
- Daniel Chocolate — Gabriel
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