Name: A moça que dançou com o Diabo
Genre: Short, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2016-10-01
Duration: 15 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Karolina Carbinatto, Sasá Carvalho, Aline Rodrigues Costa

The opening scene of the mother pushing the window open, seizing the day and it's mission, is a short film in it's self. Exciting beautiful and accidental. The mother puts on her transparent flare. Later it is preaching the pedestrian zone. The pastor makes the most of it. The girl sings uninspired falsely through her braces to muzak chords of her mommy muzak. Praise the Lord! When evening falls the girl take a walk on the other side of faith. You get a lot of life in just 15 minutes time.

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