Overview
- The thriller opens in select U.S. theaters on December 12 with a wider expansion on December 19.
- Following Cannes wins for Best Director and Best Actor, the film earned New York Film Critics Circle honors including Best International Film and Best Actor for Moura.
- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the film for three Golden Globes: best motion picture drama, best motion picture non-English, and best performance by a male actor in a drama.
- Outlets report it is Brazil’s official submission for the Best International Film Oscar, reflecting its mounting awards-season profile.
- Set in 1977 under Brazil’s military regime, the film blends period suspense with present-day investigative threads, which the director links to contemporary political anxieties.