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Release Year2023
Runtime1h 41m
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
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DirectorHelena Ignez
WritersHelena Ignez
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsJoy Is the Acid Test
About Joy Is the Acid Test
A film about love, also a memoir, about the trip made in the 1970s to Morocco by Jarda Ícone, an artist, sexologist, and octogenarian rocker, as she defines herself, and Lírio Terron, a human rights activist. In fact, a journey that is not over in their lives. Jarda Icon teaches classes on how women can obtain their own orgasm. With her group of disciples and friends Ana Brasil, Sheyla Fernanda, Caroline Sylvie and Lakshmi she develops self-sustainable feminist and artistic projects. The film is political, but not at all politicized in the traditional sense. It is an ode to the underground and counterculture movements, it is a hymn to freedom, and its title is also a tribute to Oswald d Andrade, one of the main names in Brazilian modernism.
Directed by Helena Ignez, Joy Is the Acid Test leans on a strong ensemble — Helena Ignez, Ney Matogrosso, Thaís de Almeida Prado — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2023.
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