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Luiza is a young actress in her early twenties who must overcome obstacles in her career. Her challenges would be the same as those of any aspiring actress her age, were it not for one fact: Luiza is a fat actress.
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As a privileged teenager living in an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Jean has little to worry about beyond games, grades and girls. But as his overbearing father drags the family into debt, Jean is forced into a change of lifestyle which opens his eyes to the world beyond his 'casa grande' - not least that of the feisty, mixed-race firecracker Luiza. Cultures, classes and generations collide in this engrossing coming-of-age drama from Brazil.

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