Bruna Surfistinha is a 2011 Brazilian drama film based on the 2005 drama book O Doce Veneno do Escorpião (en: The Scorpion's Sweet Poison) by Raquel Pacheco

Bruna Surfistinha

Bruna Surfistinha is the pen name of Raquel Pacheco, a Brazilian former prostitute who attracted the attention of Brazilian media and television by publishing, in a weblog, her sexual experiences with clients...

. The film stars Deborah Secco

Deborah Secco

Deborah Fialho Secco is a Brazilian actress.- Television Series :- Films :-Magazine covers:* Uma Magazine, in February 2007....

, Cássio Gabus Mendes and Drica Moraes, was directed by Marcus Baldini, and produced by Roberto Berliner and Rodrigo Letier for Imagem Filmes.

Plot

Raquel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in São Paulo to become a 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. She wrote a book about these experiences "O Doce Veneno Do Escorpião".

Cast

• Deborah Secco
  Deborah Secco
  Deborah Fialho Secco is a Brazilian actress.- Television Series :- Films :-Magazine covers:* Uma Magazine, in February 2007....
  
   as Bruna Surfistinha
  Bruna Surfistinha
  Bruna Surfistinha is the pen name of Raquel Pacheco, a Brazilian former prostitute who attracted the attention of Brazilian media and television by publishing, in a weblog, her sexual experiences with clients...
  
  
• Cássio Gabus Mendes as Huldson
• Cristina Lago
  Cristina Lago
  Cristina Lago , is a Brazilian cinema and television actress. She played the lead role in five movies.- Cinema :- Television :- External links :*...
  
  as Gabi
• Drica Moraes as Larissa
• Fabiula Nascimento as Janine
• Guta Ruiz as Carol
• Clarisse Abujamra as Celeste
• Luciano Chirolli as Otto
• Sérgio Guizé as Rodrigo
• Simone Iliescu as Yasmin
• Érika Puga as Mel
• Brenda Lígia as Kelly
• Gustavo Machado as Miguel
• Juliano Cazarré as Gustavo
• Rodrigo Dorado as Rominho
• Roberto Audio as Gian
• Plínio Soares as Publicitário
• Sidney Rodrigues as Tomás

Production

This is a movie about a former Brazilian prostitute, based on the book written by herself. Bruna Surfistinha (Rachel Pacheco) gained national recognition after had her book on all Brazilian best sellers list, and, prior to that, she was a well-known blogger and prostitute. One of the keys to the book's success was the simple, unskillful style, which appealed to the masses that aren't well educated and rarely read books. Deliberately or not, the movie follows the same style, full of clichés and hypocritical moralism to help depict the main character as a victim, the greedy and shallowness of a generation that lacks proper education and goals were left aside. Deborah Secco bears no resemblance to the original Bruna which gives the wrong impression of a fragile beauty. Other than that, the acting is good, especially Drica Moraes which is impressive in her natural performance as a madam. The sex scenes aren't gross or out of place. In short, it's a movie for those that doesn't need anything more than to pass the time gazing at a screen, just for fun.