Overview
- German theatrical release begins on 25 September, following a festival run that included a Silver Bear at the Berlinale.
- Tereza, a 77-year-old woman played by Denise Weinberg, rejects enforced placement in a senior colony and sets off on an Amazon river escape.
- The film folds magical realism into its journey, featuring a rare snail whose blue secretion induces revelatory visions.
- Reviewers read the dystopian setting as a critique of Bolsonaro-era rollbacks, with references to forced elder relocations and pension cuts.
- Critics highlight Weinberg’s commanding lead turn and Mascaro’s lyric imagery, while noting the story emphasizes personal liberation over systemic remedies.