New Wave
5.6
“Let’s get ballin’”
São Paulo, 1983: Women’s soccer has just been legalized in Brazil. A group of rebellious young women form the Gayvotas Football Club and begin training for their first match. But as the team quickly becomes a media sensation, its members are forced to confront the prejudices of the conservative military dictatorship that they live under.
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Cast
31 people
Carla Camurati
Rita
Also in
O Tempo e o Vento
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
Cristina Mutarelli
Lili
Known for
Paradise Lost
Tânia Alves
Helena
Also in
Pantanal
O Olho Mágico do Amor
Regina Casé
Rubi
Known for
The Second Mother
Neide Santos
Neneca
Pita
Jorge
Also in
O Olho Mágico do Amor
Cristina Bolzan
Cida Moreira
Zazá
Known for
Good Manners
Ênio Gonçalves
Cido
Known for
Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
Patricio Bisso
Lili's Mother
Known for
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Regina Carvalho
Batata
Vera Zimmermann
Vera
Known for
The Rich and Lazarus
The Girl Who Killed Her Parents
José Antônio Garcia Director · Ícaro Martins Director Luis Lopes Composer
First release March 7, 1983 · Produced in Brazil · Original title Onda Nova
Production
Olympus Filme
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
Onda Nova
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · March 7, 1983
Premiere · Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo
Brazil · August 30, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
March 27, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration
Portugal
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Queer Lisboa
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Queer Porto
South Korea
May 1, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Switzerland
August 15, 2024 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival (4K Restoration)
United Kingdom
March 25, 2025 · Premiere · BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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