The Girl Who Killed Her Parents

The Girl Who Killed Her Parents

The crime that shocked the country.

Directed by Maurício Eça

Produced by Santa Rita Filmes, +Galeria

202185 min6.3 / 10

A dark, tension-laden true-crime drama that follows a perpetrator's perspective into a brutal family murder, balancing psychological insight with the horror of the crime itself.

Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of Marísia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Girl Who Killed Her Parents violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Does The Girl Who Killed Her Parents end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Girl Who Killed Her Parents easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Girl Who Killed Her Parents sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Girl Who Killed Her Parents scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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