Alice Júnior

Alice Júnior is a 2019 Brazilian coming of age film about a transgender teenager's first kiss.[2] It was directed by Gil Baroni and written by Luiz Bertazzo and Adriel Nizer.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Alice, played by Anna Celestino Mota,[2] is a 17-year-old YouTuber who moves to the countryside where she is sent to a Catholic school and bullied.[9] It is notable for being one of the first films to portray a trans character in a positive and relatable manner.

Alice Júnior
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGil Baroni
Produced byGil Baroni, Andréa Tomeleri
Written byLuiz Bertazzo, Adriel Nizer
Starring
  • Anna Celestino Mota
  • Emmanuel Rosset
  • Surya Amitrano
CinematographyRenato Ogata
Edited byPedro Giongo
Release date
  • September 2019 (2019-09) (Vitória)[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese, French

References
  1. "Alice Júnior: inspiração e resistência em filme selecionado para o #26FCV" [Alice Júnior: inspiration and resistance in a film selected for # 26FCV] (in Portuguese). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ""Alice Júnior" Review: The Trans Girl Coming-of-Age Romcom of My Dreams". Autostraddle. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. "Filmes brasileiros conquistam espao na Netflix". Portal Uai Entretenimento (in Portuguese). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Montreal's Image + Nation LGBTQ film festival embraces online freedom". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. Valeriano, Gabriel (November 2020). "Alice Júnior: Filme LGBTQIA+ estreia nesse final de semana no Canal Brasil". Reserva Cinéfila. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. Schäfer, Fabian. "Schlagfertige trans Youtuberin gegen katholische Schule". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. Moura, Mauricio (14 November 2020). ""Alice Júnior" estreia no Canal Brasil". Os Geeks (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. Julia Harumi Morita (25 October 2020). "Divertido e cheio de representatividade, Alice Júnior é o filme adolescente que você precisa assistir hoje". Rolling Stone (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. Maunier, Sean (18 October 2020). "'Alice Junior' review: A hip, glitzy coming-of-age story". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-23.


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