Cast
Ana Beatriz Nogueira Raul Cortez Aida Leiner 
Carlos Kroeber Imara Reis Adriana Abujamra
Credits
Written by: Anderson Herzer
Plot
A girl raised in a state institution tries to make sense of her identity, and ends up living as a man named Vera, in a story about gender and belonging.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bold, unsettling Brazilian drama about identity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (286 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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