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MY NAME IS BAGHDAD (MEU NOME E BAGDA)
DISTR TV, PORTUGAL, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe
 
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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Drama, Children's - 96 minutes

Log Line

Baghdad is a 17-year-old female skater, who lives in Freguesia do Ó, a working-class neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Baghdad skateboards with a group of male friends. When she meets a group of female skateboarders, her life suddenly changes.

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Caru ALVES DE SOUZA
Cast : Grace ORSATO, Karina BUHR, Marie MAYMONE, Helena LUZ, Gilda NOMACCE

Producer(s) : Rafaella COSTA (MANJERICÃO FILMES)

Synopsis

Baghdad is a 17-year-old female skater, who lives in Freguesia do Ó, a working-class neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Baghdad skateboards with a group of male friends and spends a lot of time with her family and with her mother’s friends. Together, the women around her form a network of people who are out of the ordinary. When Baghdad meets a group of female skateboarders, her life suddenly changes.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

CROATIA RADAR
FRANCE Sep 22, 2021 WAYNA PITCH
PORTUGAL CTLX DISTRIBUTI


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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2020 - Generation (GRAND PRIX OF THE GENERATION 14PLUS INTERNATIONAL JURY)
Lima IFF 2020 (Best Actress to Grace Orsato and Special Mention to All the Actresses)
Nordic IFF 2020 (Best Film and Best Director)
Gender Bender IFF 2020 (Best Film)
Cormoran IFF 2020 (Public Award)
Nara IFF 2020 (Official Selection)
Fribourg IFF 2021 (Official Selection)
Cheries-Cheris 2021 (Official Selection)
Femcine 2021 (Best Feature Film)
R2R Film Festival 2021 (Edith Lando Peace Award)


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