Cinderella Baiana

Cinderella Baiana

Directed by Conrado Sanchez

199885 min1.7 / 10

A warm, music-driven family drama about a poor girl who discovers her gift for dance in Salvador and uses her success to uplift her community.

A poor family, lives in a city near Salvador. The father is cleaner and, mother and daughter help making small services. Until they decide to try the luck in the big city and the father, João, get a job near Pelourinho, next to a dance academy. The daughter, Carla, in contacting music, discovers her true vocation and becomes a very successful dancer. But she does not let himself take away from fame and back to his origins, meets with poor children and teaches them to dance.

Questions people ask

  • Does Cinderella Baiana end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Cinderella Baiana easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Cinderella Baiana violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Cinderella Baiana scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Cinderella Baiana sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise0

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love0

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Cinderella Baiana

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cinderella Baiana

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cinderella Baiana, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cinderella Baiana, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cinderella Baiana, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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