Berenice Procura

The Brazilian movie Berenice Procura (2017) was shown in the U.S. with the title Berenice. It was directed by Allan Fiterman.

Cláudia Abreu portrays Berenice, who is a taxi driver by choice. Her husband, Domingos (portrayed by Eduardo Moscovis) works as a reporter for a TV station. Apparently, Domingos makes enough money to support them both, but Berenice likes her freedom.

Their son, Thiago (Caio Manhente) spends much of his time at a club with a transgender performer named Isabella. (Portrayed by transgender performer Valentina Sampaio.)

The plot begins at the beginning of the move when Isabella is murdered. The question is not only who carried out the murder, but why anyone would want to kill Isabella.

I enjoyed this film because it was partly about a mystery, partly about interpersonal family relationships, and partly about the transgender scene in Brazil.

The acting was excellent, the plot made sense, and, of course, the Copacabana beach is a world of its own.

We saw this movie at the Little Theatre as part of ImageOut, Rochester's excellent LGBT Film Festival. It will work almost as well on the small screen.

This film has an anemic IMDb rating of 6.6. It's better than that. Seek it out and watch it.