I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival
Seen it?2026 | 92 min | Drama, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Fifty-something Rosa, lying in an MRI scanner, is prompted to summon a happy memory. She plunges into a meandering, subconscious road trip with her indomitable mother, both queer, where wild imagination becomes a tender, unruly form of therapy.
How it earned its rating
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Janaína Marques Ribeiro
- Veronica CavalcantiRosa
- Luciana SouzaDalva
- Fabíola LíperDona Juju
- Cristiane de LavorGislane
- Ridson ReisJonas
- Pedro DominguesFrancisco
- Lua ArellanoRosa criança
- Paulo Essmédico / delegado
- Max EluardAndré
- Jéssica TeixeiraJéssica