Brava (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Brava is a drama film directed by Roser Aguilar.

What it’s about. Janine works in a bank giving credits to clients to buy houses and receives the offer of a promotion to work in a future branch in China for which she takes Mandarin classes. One night he travels from work to his home on the subway. There is attacked by two young delinquents a very old woman and Janine tries to avoid it. The young follow her and it is then that they steal and attack her sexually. After recovering from the blows and the anguish he gets up and sees his attackers raping a helpless young girl. Janine, instead of taking some initiative to stop them, flees home. From that situation her life is disrupted and her job promotion to China, her consolidated partner and her present as an independent woman become secondary and worthless issues. Janine lives in anguish and tormented by the memory of that traumatic situation. To try to recompose himself, he travels to the countryside to see his father who is a widower and is trying to rebuild his life after the death of his wife.

Who’s in it. Brava stars Laia Marull as Janine, Francesc Orella, Bruno Todeschini as Pierre and Sergio Caballero as Martí, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Brava has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Brava page.

If you liked it. Fans of Brava tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.