SummaryClara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans. [Distrib Films]
Directed By:Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas
Written By:Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra
Good Manners
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
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Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
82% Positive
9 Reviews
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9% Mixed
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Aug 16, 2018
90
This is a different kind of monster movie, no doubt. It’s beautiful and magical, and as aware of the real world as it is of classic Hollywood. Good Manners is a haunting tale of love — and the burdens that come with it.
Jul 26, 2018
83
Pulling off an ambitious mash-up of genres like Good Manners is no easy feat — that Dutra and Rojas pull it off so successfully suggests we’ll be hearing a lot more from them down the road.
Jul 24, 2018
83
There’s nothing especially wrong with the arty horror movie that Good Manners becomes, mind you, and the metamorphosis (unexpected, for those who haven’t read a review or seen the poster image, anyway) offers pleasures of its own.
Jul 25, 2018
80
Rojas and Dutra have created a singular fable where anxiety and fear are directed inward, even when the danger is all too real.
Jul 26, 2018
70
The first hour is the strongest, graced as it is by Estiano's nuanced performance as a conventional-seeming young woman who gradually and very sympathetically reveals her inner self after welcoming Clara into her life.
67
For a first half so rich in plot, subtext and genres, it feels somehow frustrating to see Good Manners’s potential stall a little as the feature enters its second part.
Jul 27, 2018
38
The film is a rebellion of surfaces that never quite reaches, or emanates from, the underpinning roots of its fable.
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May 14, 2023
6
An unconventional supernatural tale about a werewolf.
I wasn't prepared for such a story and I'm not talking about impact, I'm talking about the fact that its plot route is something very different from what you would expect from a story involving a werewolf, which in this case is a boy and also that the rest of the plot focuses more on a motherhood approach.
On the woman who was expecting him and giving birth to him cost her her life, and the one who had to become a mother because of the circumstances. Its strong features are more projected in its first and second sections because its conclusion did not really convince me, which obviously made me take away some points, but I still give it enough credit, more than anything for trying something different and more creative. This kind of approach may not get you much attention in the commercial circle, but if people discover you, you'll stand out without any problem. Give it a chance.
Production Company:
- Good Fortune Films
- Urban Factory
- Dezenove Som e Imagens
- Filmes do Caixote
- L'Aide aux cinémas du monde
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Canal+
- Ciné+
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- ARTE
- Globo Filmes
Release Date:Jul 27, 2018
Duration:2 h 15 m
Rating:PG
Awards
Prêmio Guarani
• 6 Wins & 13 Nominations
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 5 Nominations




























