COUNTRY: Brazil, France, Netherlands, Germany YEAR: 2025 RUNNING TIME: 158 min
DIRECTED BY: Kleber Mendonça Filho
LANGUAGE(S): Portuguese
SUBTITLE(S): German
CAST: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Candido, Gabriel Leone
PRODUCER: Emilie Lesclaux
WRITTEN BY: Kleber Mendonça Filho
EDITED BY: Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Evgenia Alexandrova
MUSIC: Tomaz Alves Souza, Mateus Alves
Screenings
Synopsis
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.
“An expert when it comes to cryptically preparing his playing field, the Brazilian filmmaker makes his unique voice resonate by masterfully amalgamating all the voices of his chorus of characters. Hiding emotion for a long time under a formal mask of entertainment and homage to the heritage of the 7th art, the film reveals itself to be a choice piece in the museum to the murderous memory of Brazil.“ (Cineuropa)
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Biography
Kleber Mendonça Filho who is born in Recife, Brazil, became a film programmer and critic while making award-winning short films. NEIGHBORING SOUNDS, Mendonça‘s first feature film, had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2012 and was Brazil’s entry in the race for the Oscars. The New York Times listed it among the ten best films of the year. His second feature film AQUARIUS was in competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2016. before being nominated for a César and at the Independent Spirit Award. In 2019, BACURAU, co-directed by Juliano Dornelles, was awarded the Jury Prize in Cannes. Kleber is also a film programmer for Instituto Moreira Salles in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and the artistic director of Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife.
Filmography
Selection: Neighboring Sounds (2012), Aquarius (2016), Bacurau (2019), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), The Secret Agent (2025)
Links /Contacts
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WORLD SALES: Mk2 Films
GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR: Port au Prince Film Kultur Produktion GmbH