Variety.com – By Jay Weissberg
A Solucao Producao de Projetos Culturais production. Produced by Ricardo Bruno, Fernanda Tornaghi, Daniel van Hoogstraten. Executive producer, van Hoogstraten. Directed, edited by Ricardo Bruno, Fernanda Tornaghi.
With: Fabio Mota, Otacilio Junior, Alex Galvao, Orlando Almeida.
Far more than the usual drag queen docu, “Queen of Brazil” keeps all the fun of the sub-genre while giving it a soul by concentrating on a committed couple determined to bring the title “Miss Gay Brazil” home to their beauty salon in the hinterland. Novice helmers Ricardo Bruno and Fernanda Tornaghi don’t stint on the glam wigs and fake-nail biting tension, but they nicely blend it with discussions that are more than just skin-deep. This “Queen” is a sure-fire pleaser for fest-goers of all stripes, and a shoe-in for pink-tinged art cinemas.