Rule 34 (film)

• Sol Miranda as Simone • Lucas Andrade as Coyote • Lorena Comparato as Lucia • Isabela Mariotto as Nat • Babu Santana as André • MC Carol as Nill ==Production==

Development Rule 34 is the third feature film by Brazilian director and screenwriter Julia Murat. The film's title refers to the so-called Rule 34, an Internet maxim which asserts that Internet pornography exists concerning every conceivable topic. The project was part of the 2019 Berlinale Co-Production Market. Murat wrote the screenplay along with Gabriela Capello, Rafael Lessa and Roberto Winter. ==Release==

Rule 34 premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2022, where it won the Golden Leopard for Best Film. It has been screened at over 50 festivals worldwide, earning more than 10 awards. The film was released theatrically in Brazil on 19 January 2023 by Imovision and in France on 7 June 2023 by Wayna Pitch and in Germany by Busch Media. ==Reception==

Critical response Independent Swiss journalist Michael Sennhauser described Rule 34 as "a playful, cleverly argued film with a clear provocative twist" and commented that, as with the competition entry Tengo sueños eléctricos, which received three awards in Locarno, the film "clearly plays a role" that there is a female director behind the work. "Precisely because it [the film] moves in this area where personal freedom only works as long as they mutually agree that encroachment is negotiable", stated Sennhauser. Accolades ==References==