My name is Bagdad (2021)

Original title

Meu Nome é Bagdá

Directed by

Caru Alves de Souza

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

14

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in Sao Paulo feels out of place as a skater in a male-dominated scene. She finds acceptance when she meets a group of female skateboarders who let her be herself.

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What happens

My Name Is Baghdad (Portuguese: Meu nome é Bagdá) is a Brazilian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Caru Alves de Souza and released in 2020. Adapted from Toni Brandão's young adult novel Bagda, o Skatista, the film stars Grace Orsato as Bagdá, a teenage girl in São Paulo whose status as a misfit in the city's predominantly male skateboarding community is transformed for the better when she finally meets a group of female skateboarders with whom she doesn't have to downplay her femininity to be accepted. The cast also includes Karina Buhr, Gilda Nomacce and Paulette Pink. The film premiered in the Generation 14Plus at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the Grand Prix of the International Jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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