Back home

The Girl Who Killed Her Parents

254 votes

Producing House

Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of Marísia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-09-24

Runtime: 85 mins

Director: Maurício Eça

Writer: Ilana Casoy, Raphael Montes

Spoken language: Português

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror

Original title: The Girl Who Killed Her Parents

Production Companies: Santa Rita Filmes, Galeria Distribuidora, Grupo Telefilms

Production Countries: Brazil

Reviews

G

Geronimo1967
This is a story that had huge potential as a drama. A manipulative young woman who loathes her wealthy (and quite possibly corrupt) parents convinces her frankly rather dumb boyfriend and his brother to do away with them. So what went wrong? Well, the acting - for a start. Though easy enough on the eye, nether Suzane (Carla Diaz) nor her gullible and sex/drug obsessed boyfriend Astroglido (Augusto Madeira) have much chemistry together, not are they remotely convincing as the story lurches forward like a walrus stuck in glue. Leonardo Bittencourt is marginally more effective as his equally selfish brother Christian, but it all just takes far, far too long to get going and then when it does - well, it is all over. The pace is certainly not helped by the courtroom scenarios that framework the retrospective style depiction of this true story that shocked Brazil in 2002, nor does the rather staccato dialogue really engage. Pity, but it's really mediocre.
2022-03-27

Recommendations

Diabolique
2.8

Diabolique

1996-03-22

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed schem

The Brasher Doubloon
3

The Brasher Doubloon

1947-02-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that bel

Marlowe
3

Marlowe

1969-09-19

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing b

Poodle Springs
2.7

Poodle Springs

1998-07-25

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

A Diary of a Murderess
2.6

A Diary of a Murderess

1975-05-04

A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his

Cassandra's Dream
3.1

Cassandra's Dream

2007-10-31

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime

Layer Cake
3.5

Layer Cake

2004-09-30

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn

Titan
0

Titan

A team of young doctors on a humanitarian mission through the Amazon rainforest come to realize that

Fracture
3.6

Fracture

2007-04-19

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case f

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
2.8

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

2006-09-09

Beautiful Mandy Lane isn't a party girl but, when classmate Chloe invites the Texas high school stud

The Pharmacist
2.8

The Pharmacist

1997-10-02

Hella is around 30 and works in a pharmacy. She is waiting for the right man to step into her life,

Streets of Rio
2.1

Streets of Rio

2008-01-30

Rio de Janeiro. Confronted with the violence that exists in the favela where he lives, Tiago sees th

Home Fries
2.5

Home Fries

1998-11-25

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death.

Suburban Mayhem
2.7

Suburban Mayhem

2006-10-26

Can you really get away with murder? Welcome to the world of Katrina, a 19-year-old single mum who's

...Lombrado
0

...Lombrado

2022-12-10

Two young black friends from the same hood thrive a future as artists, but everything changes when t

The Murder Room
3.1

The Murder Room

2004-10-31

London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expen

Woman on Top
3

Woman on Top

2000-09-22

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of

Pasárgada
4

Pasárgada

2024-09-26

Irene is a lonely 50-year-old ornithologist who, during secret research in the rainforest, immerses

A Perfect Murder
3.3

A Perfect Murder

1998-06-05

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the lov

New Year
3

New Year

1989-06-01

A businessman (Prathapachandran) gets murdered by his driver. His daughter Rekha (Urvashi) is marri