"Levante" (Power Alley)

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Film still from "Levante" (Power Alley), Lillah Halla (Brazil, France, Uruguay, 2023).

"Levante" (Power Alley), Lillah Halla (Brazil, France, Uruguay, 2023)

Promising Brazilian volleyball player Sofia, 17, is on the brink of a future-defining championship game for her in a gender-fluid volleyball team that she has worked tirelessly for. When she is faced with an unwanted pregnancy, Sofia is forced to seek help in a country where abortion is criminalized in most circumstances. She then becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost—but luckily neither Sofia nor her boundlessly loving father and fiercely loyal teammates are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.

Propelled by a pulsing electronic soundtrack and spirited performances by its cast, Power Alley articulately explores the issue of female reproductive rights in Brazil and shows the very real barriers to access abortion in this country. It also delivers a powerful message about true friendship and LGBTIQ+ solidarity in a situation many women and girls end up having to face alone.

Film will be screened in original version (Portuguese) with subtitles in Spanish and Catalan.

A film in the 2024 edition of Mostra FIRE!! Film Festival.

Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona

Barcelona boasts a wide variety of renowned film festivals each spring, and 2024 promises to be another spectacular edition. Check out our article Spring Film Festivals in Barcelona where you'll discover festivals dedicated to fashion docs, films inspired by literature and history, astounding cinematic works that delve into the creativity, mystery and resilience of the human brain and films that explore the LGBTIQ+ experience.

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