Overview
- The first teaser arrives as the film secures slots at Telluride, Toronto and the New York Film Festival ahead of its U.S. bow.
- Kleber Mendonça Filho directs a 1977 Recife-set political thriller starring Wagner Moura as a technology expert on the run.
- The film earned Best Director and Best Actor at Cannes, plus the FIPRESCI Prize and the Art House Cinema Award.
- The teaser uses an Ennio Morricone cue from Salvatore Samperi’s 1968 drama Come Play With Me to set its tone.
- Maria Fernanda Cândido and Gabriel Leone co-star, and early reviews single out Moura’s performance with some critics noting awards potential.