Discover the film that entered Guinness as the most refilmed film in the world — and which now has a Brazilian version

With a charismatic cast led by Sheron Menezzes and Danton Mello, the reinterpretation directed by Julia Jordão presents a couple who host their friends for a seemingly unpretentious barbecue, until someone offers them a risky game: leave their cell phone on the table and share all the messages that arrive. The joke triggers a series of uncomfortable revelations. Fabrício Boliveira, Débora Lamm and Giselle Itié complete the cast.

The Italian original “Perfetti sconosciuti” has become a rare case in the industry. Until January last year, it had accumulated 25 official remakes around the world since its debut in 2016. Since then, two more versions have hit screens, including the Indian “Ring Ring” – leading so far to a Brazilian adaptation in your image.

In the original feature film directed by Paolo Genovese, seven friends gather for dinner during a total lunar eclipse. This is where Eva, a couples therapist, asks the question that moves the whole plot: could a relationship resist the total opening of cell phones?

Starring Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta and Marco Giallini, the film received critical acclaim, grossed over €16 million at the Italian box office and even won the David di Donatello for best film.

The story of this success has gone around the world. Versions have appeared on almost every continent – ​​from Greece to the Netherlands, Russia and even Vietnam.

In some countries, this has become a trend: India, for example, did not settle for just one adaptation and produced five, each with a different style (even a thriller!).

Among the most popular remakes are the Spanish remake of Álex de la Iglesia, released in 2017, and the French “Nothing to Hide”, which won over audiences as soon as it arrived on streaming platforms in Brazil.

Guinness, in fact, reports a curious detail about the phenomenon: despite so many versions around the world, no English adaptation has been made to date. The rights were acquired by the Weinstein Company in 2017, but the project foundered with the studio’s collapse after its co-founder, Harvey Weinstein, was exposed and convicted of sex crimes, in the episode that spurred the “MeToo” movement.