Confessions of an Invisible Girl (2021)
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”A bullied 16-year-old girl starts over at a new school and tries to make friends.”
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This is the adaptation of the book 'Confessions of an Excluded, Unloved and (Somewhat) Dramatic Girl' by writer Thalita Rebouças, who also took on the screenplay for the feature film. Directed by Bruno Garotti (who had already worked with Rebouças on 'Tudo por um Pop Star'), the movie is a great example of how Brazilian teen productions are improving and following a great line. Thalita Rebouças is a well-known name in juvenile literature and little by little, she is becoming a reference in cinema as well. With a fun story, we meet Tetê's (Klara Castanho) world, a girl full of insecurities who was raised in a hostile environment. She knows bullying inside and outside the home, and when she changes schools she ends up on a journey of self-discovery. Klara Castanho does a great job for an excluded and dramatic girl, a great synthesis of adolescence, which is a complicated phase for most people. In addition to her, actors Gabriel Lima, who is Davi in the plot, and Marcus Bessa, who gives life to Zeca, also bring good performances, which escape from several clichés. 'Confessions of an Excluded Girl' addresses important themes and manages to close with an important message of self-acceptance.
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Tetê doesn't feel accepted either at school or at home. When her unemployed parents must move in with her grandparents to their home in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, the 16-year-old girl must start over at a new school. She will try everything not to be bullied again, and maybe make friends and have a social life.
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