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The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love
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The Joy of Love

Original Title: Alegria do Amor

2025
1h 50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2025

Runtime

1h 50m

Storyline

In a quilombo in the backlands of Ceará, Dulce witnesses the murder of her partner, Davi, carried out by gunmen on the orders of a foreign mining company. Threatened, Dulce goes to São Paulo, where she gives voice to the crime that occurred and denounces the involvement of the multinational, with the support of NGOs and lawyers. Orphaned and raised on a mission by sisters, Dulce is sought out in São Paulo by Beatriz, who reveals herself to be her mother. Abandoned as a baby, she also discovers that she has a twin brother, now her sister Marisa, who owns a karaoke bar with a "refuge" spirit, which brings together an LGBTIQ+ audience, a completely new universe for Dulce. Dulce and Marisa demand that Beatriz reveal something about their unknown father and now set off together, back to the backlands, with two missions: to celebrate the victory of the quilombo and to find the father who never knew of his daughters' existence.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Feb 6, 2025
Languages
Portuguese
Director
Marcia Paraiso
Production
Plural Filmes
Plural Filmes
Production Countries
Brazil

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Renata Gaspar

Renata Gaspar

Dulce

Wallie Ruy

Wallie Ruy

Marisa

Sandra Corveloni

Sandra Corveloni

Zezita Matos

Zezita Matos

Suely Franco

Suely Franco

David Santos

David Santos

Alexandre Muniz

Alexandre Muniz

Sandro Aliprandini

Sandro Aliprandini

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