

Death and Life Madalena
2026-02-04 · 86 min · ★ 6.0
Madalena is a film producer having to deal with the recent death of her father, her 8-month pregnancy and the production of a B-sci-fi film where everything seems to go wrong.
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- Directors
- Guto Parente
- Production companies
- Tardo Filmes, C.R.I.M. Produções, Canal Brasil
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Noá BonobaMadalena
Nataly RochaNatasha
Tavinho TeixeiraOswaldo
Marcus CurveloDavi
David SantosNonato
Honório FelixGil
Jennifer JoingleyJéssica
Linga AcácioKátia A. Fire
Rodrigo FernandesRodrigo
SoumaRashelle
Tavares NetoTavares
Armando PraçaPolice Officer
Tuan Fernandes
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