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Power Alley (Levante)
Director: Lillah Halla
Writers: María Elena Morán,
Lillah Halla
Cast: Ayomi Domenica Dias,
Loro Bardot, Grace Passô,
Gláucia Vandeveld, Rômulo Braga
Duration: 99 mins
Language: Brazilian Portuguese / Spanish
Country: Brazil / France / Uruguay
Cert: 15
Year: 2023
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On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia, 17, is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking a termination - criminalised in Brazil - she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost. But neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervour of the swarm.
30 March BFI Flare, BFI Southbank, London
WINNER:
FIPRESCI Prize (Critics' Week)
Cannes Film Festival 2023
NOMINATED:
Critics' Week Grand Prize
Queer Palm
Camera d'Or
Cannes Film Festival 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
BFI London Film Festival 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
London Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2024
"Power Alley’s gleeful rebellion against the policing of female and non-binary bodies is timely, heartfelt, and empowering" ★★★★
Culturefly
"Tense and engaging… a punchy drama about sisterhood and queer solidarity… a Handmaid’s Tale taken from everyday life... a strong performance from Dias as Sofia"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Powerful… Halla manages to derail the expected narrative to harrowing effect… This is what resistance looks like" ★★★★
The Reviews Hub
"A punchy, confrontational energy infuses this celebration of queer sisterhood…a vivid, dynamic piece of filmmaking driven by the sparky connections between the teammates and a terrific, pulsing electronic score"
Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
"an arresting debut… a film that’s equal parts youthful optimism and astute political commentary. It looks and sounds fantastic… Halla’s voice is razor sharp" ★★★★
The Pink Lens
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