Kissing Game (2020) — Where to Watch, Ratings & Cast | Movie Browser

Small-town paranoiaQueer coming-of-ageBody horror-lite

Latest Episode

WE ARE ALL SICK

38 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

WE ARE ALL SICK

Jul 17, 2020

A video of Chico spreads quickly, leading to a brutal attack. Alex exposes the source of the disease. Progresso parents unite to cure their teens.

Overview

At a high school in a rural, isolated ranching community, families panic when teens contract a mysterious "kissing disease" that quickly spreads.

Content warning

lgbt disease homophobia virus rural kiss brazil

Sexual repressionIsolation and othernessGenerational traumaQueer visibility

Standout Aspects

Acting

Iza Moreira's simmering, searching performance anchors everything.

Cinematography

Sweaty, suffocating rural Brazil becomes a character itself.

Writing

Smart metaphor: disease as suppressed desire breaking through.

Best for:Binge·Solo

Heads up:Disturbing·Triggers

Creator

Esmir Filho

First AiredJul 17, 2020

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes6

Top Cast

Caio Horowicz

Alex Nero

Michel Joelsas

Francisco 'Chico' Malta

Denise Fraga

Guiomar Araújo

Thomás Aquino

Maurílio

Luana Nastas

Isabel 'Bel' Lima Alves

Esther Tinman

Manuela 'Manu' Araújo

Kevin Vechiatto

Joaquim 'Quim' Malta

Grace Passô

Dalva Viga

Bianca Byington

Carminha Nero

Bruno Garcia

Doni Nero

Flávio Tolezani

Tomás Malta

Augusto Trainotti

Guilherme

Leonardo Zanchin

Caio

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Filho deliberately set this in Brazil's conservative agricultural interior, where queer narratives rarely appear. The 'kissing disease' myth actually circulated in Brazilian media as misinformation during HIV's early years.

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