Xuxa Abracadabra (2003)

Original title

Xuxa em Abracadabra

Directed by

Moacyr Góes

Genre

romantic comedy film, children's film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A librarian babysits a friend's children at an old house where they find a magical book. The book sends them into a fantasy land filled with characters from fairy tales.

whimsicallightheartedfantasticalgentleplayfulchildlikecheerful

What happens

Xuxa Abracadabra is a 2003 Brazilian fantasy adventure film produced by Diler Trindade and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Globo Filmes. Directed by Moacyr Góes, it stars Xuxa Meneghel, Márcio Garcia, Cláudia Raia, Brunno Abrahão, Maria Mariana Azevedo, Heloísa Périssé, Leandro Hassum, Lúcio Mauro Filho, and Sérgio Mamberti. The film tells the story of a librarian named Sofia who agrees to babysit her friend Matheus's children. While looking after the children at Matheus's great uncle's house, they find a magical book that takes them to a fairy-tale land. The film was developed as a children's film focusing on fairy tales and folklore, a departure from the teen-focused projects Meneghel usually produced and starred in. The screenplay was written by Flávio de Souza, who added several characters from children's stories into the film. The film premiered on December 18, 2003, and grossed 11 million reais upon wide release in Brazil. Xuxa Abracadabra received negative reviews from critics, but was considered an improvement in quality compared to other films involving Meneghel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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