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Joy Is the Acid Test
Joy Is the Acid Test
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Joy Is the Acid Test

Original Title: A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove

2023
1h 41m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2023

Runtime

1h 41m

Storyline

A film about love, also a memoir, about the trip made in the 1970s to Morocco by Jarda Ícone, an artist, sexologist, and octogenarian rocker, as she defines herself, and Lírio Terron, a human rights activist. In fact, a journey that is not over in their lives. Jarda Icon teaches classes on how women can obtain their own orgasm. With her group of disciples and friends Ana Brasil, Sheyla Fernanda, Caroline Sylvie and Lakshmi she develops self-sustainable feminist and artistic projects. The film is political, but not at all politicized in the traditional sense. It is an ode to the underground and counterculture movements, it is a hymn to freedom, and its title is also a tribute to Oswald d Andrade, one of the main names in Brazilian modernism.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Jan 23, 2023
Languages
Portuguese
Director
Helena Ignez
Helena Ignez
Production
Mercúrio Produções
Mercúrio Produções
Production Countries
Brazil

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

Helena Ignez

Helena Ignez

Jarda Ícone

Ney Matogrosso

Ney Matogrosso

Lírio

Thaís de Almeida Prado

Thaís de Almeida Prado

Ana Brasil

Barbara Vida

Barbara Vida

Sheyla Fernanda

Michele Matalon

Caroline Sylvie

André Guerreiro Lopes

André Guerreiro Lopes

Antônio

Djin Sganzerla

Djin Sganzerla

Jarda Ícone Jovem

Negro Leo

Padre Lúcio

Lorena Da Silva

Ana Luisa Escorel

Fernanda D'Umbra

Fernanda D'Umbra

Baby Ring

Mario Bortolotto

Mario Bortolotto

Marião

Fransérgio Araújo

Escovado

Julia Katharine

Julia Katharine

Katharine

Guilherme Leme

Guilherme Leme

Militar

Danielly O.M.M

Lakshimi

Vera Valdez

Vera Valdez

Jade

Eduardo Chagas

Eduardo Chagas

Ernesto

Marcela Chamlian

Josette

Amjad Milhem

Mahmud

Dan Nakagawa

Aju Ohno

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