Power Alley (2023)

Original title

Levante

Directed by

Lillah Halla

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil, France, Uruguay

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

16

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 17-year-old volleyball player in Brazil faces an unplanned pregnancy. She races against time to find a safe abortion while navigating the country's restrictive laws and also dealing with her relationship with a female teammate.

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What happens

Power Alley (Portuguese: Levante) is a 2023 drama film co-written and directed by Lillah Halla. The film centres on Sofia (Ayomi Domenica Dias), a 17-year-old volleyball player in Brazil who is on the verge of being offered an athletic scholarship, when she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant and must struggle to find a way to get an abortion in light of the political and legal situation in the country. The film also addresses secondary themes about the status of LGBTQ communities in Brazil; Sofia herself is dating one of her teammates, and her volleyball team includes LGBTQ teammates whose own struggles for equality are depicted alongside Sofia's struggle for reproductive choice. Its supporting cast includes Loro Bardot, Grace Passô, Gláucia Vandeveld, Rômulo Braga and Larissa Siqueira. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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