Prime Time Soap
2012, Portuguese. Directed by Odilon Rocha.
Life is fiction.
In Brazil, in 1978, under the dictatorship, the country lives the euphoria of disco fever and the fantasy life of Dancin' Days, a prime time soap. After a fatal incident, Amanda, a high-class prostitute addicted to TV, and her maid Dora, are forced to flee São Paulo to Rio. While Amanda dreams of visiting the Dancin' Days disco, Dora prepares to confront her secret past. Their destinies will eventually intersect with those of João Paulo, a diplomat who feels like a foreigner in his own country, the revolutionary Vicente and his brother Pedro, and the teenager Caio, raised by his grandparents and relying on the support of his friend Mônica as he struggles to be accepted as a gay man. Both youngsters are crazy about disco fever and fascinated by the soap Dancin' Days.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 30 March 2012
- Original title
- A Novela das 8
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Odilon Rocha
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Prime Time Soap runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Prime Time Soap isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 March 2012. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Prime Time Soap?
If you liked Prime Time Soap, try Saturday Night Fever, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Lower City.
Who directed Prime Time Soap?
Prime Time Soap (2012) was directed by Odilon Rocha and stars Claudia Ohana, Vanessa Giácomo, Mateus Solano.