''Angela'' is a 2023 Brazilian

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film directed and produced by Hugo Prata & written by Duda de Almeida. It stars

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accompanied with

Gabriel Braga Nunes Gabriel Braga Nunes (born February 7, 1972) is a Brazilian actor, best known for his work in telenovelas, specially ''Essas Mulheres'', ''Cidadão Brasileiro'', ''Caminhos do Coração'' and '' Poder Paralelo''. He also stars in ''Insensato Cora� ...

, Bianca Bin, Emílio Orciollo Netto, Chris Couto, Gustavo Machado, Carolina Manica and Alice Carvalho. It is inspired by the life and murder of

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mining socialite Ângela Diniz.

Synopsis

After a tumultuous separation and having to give up custody of their three children, famous socialite Ângela Diniz meets Raúl and thinks she has found someone who loves her free spirit as much as she does. The overwhelming attraction made the couple drop everything and live the dream of rebuilding their passion-filled lives in the beach house. But the quiet life is quickly transformed when Raúl begins to show himself as an aggressive, violent and controlling man. The relationship ends in abuse and violence, leading to one of the most famous murder cases of all time in Brazil.

Cast

as Angela *

as Raul * Bianca Bin as Tóia * Emílio Orciollo Netto as Moreau * Chris Couto as Maria * Gustavo Machado as Ibrahim * Carolina Manica as Adelita * Alice Carvalho as Lili

Release

''Angela'' had its world premiere on August 12, 2023, at the 51st

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

. It was scheduled to be released commercially on August 31, 2023, in Brazilian theaters, but it was delayed to September 7 of the same year.

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* {{IMDb title, 28118695 2023 films 2023 drama films Brazilian drama films 2020s Portuguese-language films Films set in Brazil Films shot in Brazil Films about violence against women Films based on actual events