Vini Jr.

2025 1h 46m PT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 47

Documentary

Synopsis

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Vini Jr. has it all: talent, resilience and boldness. Follow his dancing, unpredictable feet on his inspiring journey to becoming a global soccer star.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vini Jr.
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Fernanda Nascimento
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Luana Paixão
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Nilza Paixão
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Ulysses Paixão
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Vinicius Paixão
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Douglonez
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Julien Laurens
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrucha Waddington
Writers: Sérgio Mekler, Emílio Domingos, Carolina Albuquerque
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrucha Waddington, shot by João Faissal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Kassin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sérgio Mekler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vini Jr. and Fernanda Nascimento and Luana Paixão carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34682248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrucha Waddington directs. João Faissal behind the camera. Alexandre Kassin scores. Sérgio Mekler cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Andrucha Waddington, shot by João Faissal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alexandre Kassin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sérgio Mekler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vini Jr. and Fernanda Nascimento and Luana Paixão carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt34682248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.