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.

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What the Critics Are Saying

“Wagner Moura, best known for brilliantly playing the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in TV’s Narcos, is a force of nature as tech expert Marcelo.“
– Thelma Adams, AARP Movies for Grownups

“It’s both politically and cinematically cogent – the only way Kleber knows how to make art that will undoubtedly stand the test of time long after he has departed this Earth.“
– Maxance Vincent, Film Speak

“Mimicking the form, and channeling the spirit, of ’70s big-screen blockbusters, it’s a bravura tale of community, persecution, and the way in which memory is both stolen and recovered.“
– Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

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Awards

11 wins & 7 nominations

Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema

Won, Abrazo d’honneur
Honorable Mention
Kleber Mendonça Filho (director)

Cannes Film Festival

Won, Best Actor
Wagner Moura

Won, AFCAE Award
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Won, Best Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Nominated, Palme d’Or
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Won, FIPRESCI Prize
Competition
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Chicago International Film Festival

Nominated, Gold Hugo
Best Feature
Kleber Mendonça Filho

CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival

Nominated, Emeric Pressburger Prize
Best Feature Film
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television

Won, Director Award for Film
Latino Cinema & Television
Kleber Mendonça Filho (director)

Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP

Won, Premio APRECI
Mención Honrosa – Mejor Película de la Competencia Latinoamericana Ficción
Kleber Mendonça Filho (writer/director)

Won, Premio del Jurado de Ficción
Mejor Película
Kleber Mendonça Filho (director)

Won, Premio del Jurado de la Crítica Internacional
Mejor Película
Kleber Mendonça Filho (director)

Jerusalem Film Festival

Won, Award for International Cinema
The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film
Kleber Mendonça Filho

San Sebastián International Film Festival

Nominated, FIPRESCI Film of the Year
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Nominated, City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Sydney Film Festival

Nominated, Sydney Film Prize
Best Film
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Warsaw International Film Festival

Nominated, Encounters
Polish Film Institute Award (Audience Award)
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Zurich Film Festival

Won, Golden Eye Award
Award
Wagner Moura