Valentina, a 17-year-old girl, moves to the countryside of Brazil with her mother Márcia to start fresh. To avoid being bullied in her new school, Valentina tries to enroll with her new name and hopes to be private about her gender history. However, the girl and her mother quickly face dilemmas when the local public high school needs a second parental signature for enrollment.
Seventeen year-old Valentina and her mother move to the countryside of Brazil to start fresh. To avoid being bullied at her new school, Valentina attempts to enroll with her new name, hoping to keep her personal gender history private. However, the girl and her mother quickly face dilemmas when the local high school needs a second parental signature for enrollment. Headlined by a star performance by trans actress Thiessa Woinbackk, Valentinia is a beautiful and gripping reflection of the real-life hardships that society forces a strong young woman to endure, making her embrace who she is … without question.
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