Prime Time Soap

Prime Time Soap

2012
1h 45m
4.2

4.2/10

8 votes • View on IMDb

"Life is fiction."

Overview

In Brazil, in 1978, under the dictatorship, the country lives the euphoria of disco fever and the fantasy life of Dancin' Days, a prime time soap. After a fatal incident, Amanda, a high-class prostitute addicted to TV, and her maid Dora, are forced to flee São Paulo to Rio. While Amanda dreams of visiting the Dancin' Days disco, Dora prepares to confront her secret past. Their destinies will eventually intersect with those of João Paulo, a diplomat who feels like a foreigner in his own country, the revolutionary Vicente and his brother Pedro, and the teenager Caio, raised by his grandparents and relying on the support of his friend Mônica as he struggles to be accepted as a gay man. Both youngsters are crazy about disco fever and fascinated by the soap Dancin' Days.

Status: Released

Language: PT

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Production Information

Production Companies
TC Filmes Cria Films Querosene Filmes
Production Countries
Brazil
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Quick Facts

Original Title A Novela das 8
Release Date March 30, 2012
Status Released
Language PT
IMDb ID tt1885344

Cast

Claudia Ohana
Claudia Ohana

Dora Dias

Vanessa Giácomo
Vanessa Giácomo

Amanda Lima

Mateus Solano
Mateus Solano

João Paulo

Alexandre Nero
Alexandre Nero

Brandão

André Ramiro
André Ramiro

Sérgio

Camila Amado
Camila Amado

Maria

Bruno Pêgo
Bruno Pêgo

Key Crew

Odilon Rocha
Writer
Odilon Rocha
Director