Brazilian comedy Minha Melhor Amiga follows two friends on a European trip

Ingrid Guimarães and Mônica Martelli play mothers visiting their teenage daughters abroad.

Two women smile at each other on a sofa under a red blanket.
Promotional image for Minha Melhor Amiga supplied by Netflix.

Brazilian comedy Minha Melhor Amiga arrived on Netflix on November 2. Clara and Júlia decide to visit their teenage daughters after the girls leave on an international exchange, setting the two friends off on a European trip full of encounters and mishaps.

Ingrid Guimarães plays Clara and Mônica Martelli plays Júlia. According to Tudum, the actors are also best friends in real life and contributed to the script, which draws on their experiences as mothers of teenagers.

Susana Garcia directs and shares the screenplay credit with Andrea Batitucci, Luisa Capri, Patrícia Leme and Tati Bernardi. The actors’ friendship informed the film; Clara and Júlia’s journey is part of its story.

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