5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Young Hearts (1995)
Young Hearts (1995)
Overview
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.5
Overview
Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central focus on universal themes of first love, personal growth, and relational dynamics places it in a neutral political context, as it avoids explicit ideological promotion or critique.
The series 'Malhação' consistently showcased a visibly diverse cast, reflecting the multicultural reality of Brazil throughout its long run. Its narrative explored a wide range of social issues pertinent to young people, maintaining a generally neutral stance on traditional identities without making explicit DEI critique a central theme.
Secondary
Malhação has evolved to provide a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes, particularly in recent seasons. Storylines, such as those of Lica and Samantha, and Guga and Serginho, depicted queer relationships with dignity and complexity. While characters faced external prejudice, the narrative consistently affirmed their identities and the validity of their love, showcasing growth and acceptance.
The film "Young Hearts" sensitively portrays a pre-operative transsexual woman, Lisa, as she navigates a romantic relationship and societal challenges. It explores themes of love, acceptance, and prejudice with empathy, affirming the dignity and worth of transsexual lives and love, even amidst external obstacles.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Malhação is a long-running Brazilian teen soap opera that introduces new characters and storylines each season. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing material, nor does it typically recast established legacy characters from prior seasons with a different gender. Therefore, it does not feature gender swaps as defined.
Malhação is an original Brazilian teen drama that introduces new characters each season, rather than adapting pre-existing material or consistently recasting established legacy characters. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
6.2
Critic Ratings
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