The Sleeping Princess Movie Review | Common Sense Media

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Jennifer Green

By Jennifer Green

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based on child development research. How do we rate?


age 10+







Adaptation of the Brazilian fairy tale based on the book with danger.

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What is the story?

Rosa (Pietra Quintela) is a typical teenage girl living in a boarding school in Brazil in THE SLEEPING PRINCESS (Sleeping Princess). She and her best friend (Lívia Silva) share a life that includes homework, strict nuns who run the school, and crushes on boys. For Rosa, the boy in question (Guilherme Cabral) appears out of nowhere in her text feed and the two quickly bond. Rosa’s “three daddies” – the brothers who adopted her – are very protective of her. When an accident puts her in a coma, she wakes up to find that nothing in her life is what she thought it was.

Is it good?

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A mixture of elements and genres is combined into a fairy-tale-inspired story that is inconsistent with cohesion, and even less with emotion. Sleeping Princess it aims for a mixture of fear and humor, but neither works. Instead, the film puts slightly hysterical characters in unusual situations, leaving out key information. The fairy tale is there, but the magic is not.

Talk to your kids about…

  • Families can discuss how Sleeping Princess adapts a classic fairy tale. What has changed and what is familiar to you?

  • Can you think of any other movies you’ve seen that were inspired by fairy tales?

  • If you’ve read the book this movie is based on, how does it compare?

Movie details

  • On DVD or streaming
    :

    December 3, 2024

  • Cast
    :

    Pietro Quintela, Guilherme Cabral

  • Director
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    Claudio Boeckel

  • Opt-in information
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    Latino directors, South American directors, actresses, Latino actors, South American actors

  • Studio
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    Netflix

  • Genre
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    Comedy

  • Themes
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    Magic and fantasy, princesses, fairies, mermaids and more, book characters, friendship, high school

  • Working hours
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    80 minutes

  • MPAA rating
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    NO

  • Last updated
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    December 5, 2024

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