Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl
Theatrical release poster
PortugueseBruna Surfistinha
Directed byMarcus Baldini
Screenplay by
Based onThe Scorpion's Sweet Venom: The Diary of a Brazilian Call Girl
by Bruna Surfistinha
Produced by
  • Roberto Berliner
  • Rodrigo Letier
  • Marcus Baldini
Starring
CinematographyMarcelo Corpanni
Edited by
  • Manga Campion
  • Oswaldo Santana
Music by
  • Gui Amabis
  • Rica Amabis
  • Tejo
Production
companies
Distributed byImagem Filmes
Release date
  • 25 February 2011 (2011-02-25) (Brazil)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$4–6 million[1][2]
Box office$12.4 million[3]

Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (Portuguese: Bruna Surfistinha, lit. 'Bruna Little Surfer Girl') is a 2011 Brazilian biographical erotic drama film directed by Marcus Baldini, based on the 2005 autobiographical novel The Scorpion's Sweet Venom: The Diary of a Brazilian Call Girl by Bruna Surfistinha.[4][5] The film stars Deborah Secco (as Bruna Surfistinha), Cássio Gabus Mendes, Fabiula Nascimento, Cristina Lago, Guta Ruiz and Drica Moraes. Filming began in September 2009 in Paulínia and São Paulo.[6]

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Raquel Pacheco, who is adopted by an upper-middle-class family, decides to leave her adoptive family and studies at a traditional school in São Paulo behind to become a prostitute, and later a call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decides to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer, she adopts the name "Surfistinha", which means "little surfer girl". Her blog becomes a sensation, and quickly becomes one of the most popular blogs in Brazil. Becoming famous, her life changes significantly. She goes on to be interviewed on Brazilian talk shows similar to Oprah and David Letterman, all the while continuing her blog about her racy exploits. However, soon afterwards the fame gets to her in the form of a drug addiction, which makes her do almost anything for a hit.

Cast

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2011 Prêmio Contigo Cinema Best FilmMarcus BaldiniWon
Best DirectorNominated
Best ActressDeborah SeccoWon
Best Supporting ActressFabíula NascimentoNominated
2012 Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema Best FilmMarcus BaldiniNominated
Best ActressDeborah SeccoWon
Best ActorCássio Gabus MendesNominated
Best Supporting ActressDrica MoraesWon
Fabíula NascimentoNominated
Best Costume DesignLetícia BarbieriNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylingGabi MoraesNominated
Best Visual EffectsEduardo Souza e Rodrigo LimaNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayAntonia Pellegrino, Homero Olivetto e José de CarvalhoWon
Best Editing for FictionManga Campion e Oswaldo SantanaNominated

References

  1. ↑ ""Bruna Surfistinha" ultrapassa 2 milhões de espectadores". Último Segundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ ""Bruna Surfistinha" atinge 2 milhões de espectadores". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bruna Surfistinha: O Doce Veneno do Escorpião tem imagens divulgadas". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Smith, Ian Hayden, ed. (2012). International Film Guide 2012: The Definitive Annual Review of World Cinema (48th ed.). Wallflower Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-9082-1501-7.
  6. ↑ "Filme sobre Bruna Surfistinha começa a ser rodado". Gazeta Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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