CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 20m

Menarca

Documentary

Even at the age when changes in the body are expected, menstruation is still taboo for teenagers in Brazil. Mixing fiction and documentary, Menarca offers the space for a group of teenagers to talk about their cycles and how they affect menstruating bodies.

Directed byLara Carvalho

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 20m
Language: PT
Released: April 3, 2025

Studios

Lua de Maré ProduçõesMulungu Realizações CulturaisGiro Planejamento Cultural

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited

Starring

Lara Simões

Self

Laís Bastos

Self

Laritza Peixoto

Self

Maní Grimaldi

Self

Sâmara Santos

Self

Lara Carvalho

Lara Carvalho

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Lara Carvalho
Written by: Lara Carvalho
Produced by: Lara Carvalho
Flávia Santana

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