Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (Portuguese: Bruna Surfistinha; lit. '"Bruna Little Surfer Girl"') is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Marcus Baldini, based on the novel The Scorpion's Sweet Venom: The Diary of a Brazilian Call Girl written by Raquel Pacheco;[4] starring Deborah Secco (as Bruna Surfistinha) and Cássio Gabus Mendes, it was shot in Paulínia and São Paulo.[5]
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Portuguese | Bruna Surfistinha |
Directed by | Marcus Baldini |
Written by | José Carvalho Homero Olivetto Antônia Pellegrino |
Produced by | Marcus Baldini Roberto Berliner Rodrigo Letier |
Starring | Deborah Secco Cássio Gabus Mendes Drica Moraes |
Cinematography | Marcelo Corpanni |
Edited by | Manga Campion Oswaldo Santana |
Music by | Gui Amabis Tejo Rica Amabis |
Production company | Damasco Filmes |
Distributed by | Imagem Filmes |
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Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Budget | R$4–6 million[1][2] |
Box office | $12,356,515[3] |
Raquel Pacheco is a teen girl, adopted by an upper-middle-class family, who rebelled at 17 years old and left her adoptive family and studies at a traditional college in São Paulo to become a prostitute, and later call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha", which means "little surfer girl". This blog became a sensation, and quickly became one of the most popular blogs in Brazil. Becoming famous, her life changed significantly. She went on to be interviewed on Brazilian talk shows similar to Oprah and David Letterman, all the while continuing her blog about her racy exploits. But soon afterwards the fame gets to her in the form of addiction to drugs, which makes her do almost anything for a hit.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
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2011 | Prêmio Contigo Cinema | Best Film | Marcus Baldini | Won |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Deborah Secco | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Fabíula Nascimento | Nominated | ||
2012 | Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema | Best Film | Marcus Baldini | Nominated |
Best Actress | Deborah Secco | Won | ||
Best Actor | Cássio Gabus Mendes | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Drica Moraes | Won | ||
Fabíula Nascimento | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Letícia Barbieri | Nominated | ||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Gabi Moraes | Nominated | ||
Best Visual Effects | Eduardo Souza e Rodrigo Lima | Nominated | ||
Best Adapted Screenplay | Antonia Pellegrino, Homero Olivetto e José de Carvalho | Won | ||
Best Editing for Fiction | Manga Campion e Oswaldo Santana | Nominated |