Women's football was banned in Brazil until 1983, the year Onda Nova was produced. This erotic and anarchist dramatic comedy brings together stories about the female players of a newly formed football team, who are forced to deal with the prejudices of a conservative society that reviles them, as well as grapple with their own personal problems.
Brazil / 103 min / 1983 / fiction
in Portuguese with English subtitles
Direction: Francisco C. Martins, José Antonio Garcia
Screenplay: Francisco C. Martins, José Antonio Garcia
Cinematography: Antonio Meliande
Editing: Eder Mazini
Producers: Adone Fragano, José Augusto Pereira de Queiroz
Cast: Carla Camurati, Cristina Mutarelli, Tânia Alves, Regina Casé, Neide Santos
“Women’s soccer [is] a starting point for a movie that plays around [with] all forms of liberation, including its own anything-goes approach. Everyone involved seems to be having a great time, and the filmmakers never pass at any idea, be it comic or dramatic.” -Filipe Furtado