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Directed by | Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa |
Written by | Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa Lucas Paraizo Kirill Mikhanovsky |
Starring | Caroline Abras |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Countries | Brazil France |
Languages | English Portuguese French Swahili |
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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10. [4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]
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