Overview
Even at the age when changes in the body are expected, menstruation is still taboo for teenagers in Brazil. Mixing fiction and documentary, Menarca offers the space for a group of teenagers to talk about their cycles and how they affect menstruating bodies.
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Cast
Lara Simões
Self
Laís Bastos
Self
Laritza Peixoto
Self
Maní Grimaldi
Self
Sâmara Santos
Self
Lara Carvalho
Self
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