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Good Manners (2017)

Good Manners poster
Original title
As Boas Maneiras
Directed by
Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra
Genre
fantasy film, horror film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany, Brazil, France
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
14
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 239 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Clara takes a job as a housekeeper and nanny for a wealthy pregnant woman. She soon discovers that the pregnancy and the household are not what they seem.

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What happens

Good Manners (Portuguese: As Boas Maneiras) is a 2017 dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, starring Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo and Cida Moreira. The film follows a woman named Clara who takes a job as a housekeeper and nanny for a wealthy woman, only to realize that the job and the pregnancy are more complicated than she initially believed. The film premiered at the 70th Locarno International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was released in France on 21 March 2018 by Jour2Fête and in Brazil on 7 June 2018 by Imovision. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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