Menarca (2025)
• April 3rd, 2025 • 1h 20min
Documentary
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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