Good Manners — (2017)

The 2017 Brazilian film ( As Boas Maneiras ), directed by Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas, is a genre-defying dark fable that blends social realism, lesbian romance, and werewolf horror into a singular exploration of motherhood and class [8, 13, 15]. Plot Overview and Structure

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired as a live-in nanny by Ana, a wealthy, pregnant, and estranged socialite [1, 8]. As Ana’s pregnancy advances, she exhibits bizarre behaviors during full moons, including sleepwalking and intense cravings for raw meat [3, 8, 15]. Despite their class and race differences, a romantic bond develops between the two women [2, 5]. Good Manners (2017)

The unequal power dynamic between Clara (a Black woman from the periphery) and Ana (a wealthy white woman) remains a central tension, even as they fall in love [10, 24, 29]. The 2017 Brazilian film ( As Boas Maneiras