Amarela

Amarela

2024 · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

On the day of the World Cup final between Brazil and France, Erika Oguihara, a Japanese-Brazilian teenager who rejects her family's traditions, experiences a violence that seems invisible and plunges into a painful sea of emotions.

Directed by André Hayato Saito · Written by Luigi Rossi Madormo

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