Happy Desert
6.2
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
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Cast
24 people
Nash Laila
Jéssica
Known for
Call Me Bruna
Hermila Guedes
Pâmela
Known for
Cangaço Novo
Brotherhood
Paulo Caldas
Also in
A Linguagem do Cinema
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Vânia Debs
Magdale Alves
Known for
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Mango Yellow
Peter Ketnath
Mark
Known for
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Manuela Dias
Germano Coelho Filho
Servílio de Holanda
Known for
The Assailant
Behind the Sun
Valéria Ferro
Marília Mendes
Also in
Nº 27
Didi Danquart
Paulo Caldas Director · Marcelo Gomes Writer Manuela Dias Writer
Worldwide gross $25K · First release April 23, 2007 · Produced in Brazil
Box office
Worldwide gross
$25,153
Production
Camará Filmes
Production
Filmes do Estação
Production
Arte
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Deserto Feliz
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Greece · April 23, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 22, 2007 · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 1, 2008 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
July 21, 2008 · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
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