Good Manners (2017) -

The film uses its supernatural premise to interrogate contemporary Brazilian society [6]:

Critics have praised the film for its ambitious hybridity , though some found its 135-minute runtime and CGI-heavy second half slightly uneven [3, 13, 19, 33]. It remains a significant work in Latin American cinema, winning the Special Jury Prize at the 70th Locarno International Film Festival [9].

The 2017 Brazilian film ( As Boas Maneiras ), directed by Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas, is a genre-defying dark fable that blends social realism, lesbian romance, and werewolf horror into a singular exploration of motherhood and class [8, 13, 15]. Plot Overview and Structure Good Manners (2017)

It "queers" the horror genre by replacing traditional patriarchal family structures with alternative models of care and "chosen family" [4, 10].

After a tragic birth sequence, the film jumps forward several years. Clara is now raising Ana’s son, Joel , in her modest neighborhood [4, 7]. Joel is a werewolf, and Clara must go to extreme lengths—including chaining him up during full moons—to protect him from his own nature and the outside world [14]. Core Themes The film uses its supernatural premise to interrogate

The unequal power dynamic between Clara (a Black woman from the periphery) and Ana (a wealthy white woman) remains a central tension, even as they fall in love [10, 24, 29].

The film is famously split into two distinct halves that shift significantly in tone and focus [7, 13]: Plot Overview and Structure It "queers" the horror

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired as a live-in nanny by Ana, a wealthy, pregnant, and estranged socialite [1, 8]. As Ana’s pregnancy advances, she exhibits bizarre behaviors during full moons, including sleepwalking and intense cravings for raw meat [3, 8, 15]. Despite their class and race differences, a romantic bond develops between the two women [2, 5].