Neighboring Sounds2012

Genre: Arthouse ,  Drama ,  Thriller
Duration: 131
Country: Brazil

Credits

Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Acters

Ana Rita Gurgel (Ana Lúcia)
Caio Almeida (Namorado)
Maeve Jinkings (Bia)
Felipe Bandeira (Nelson)
Gustavo Jahn (João)
Irma Brown (Sofia)

Description

Rural and urban, property lines and blood feuds, family histories and petty battles… in a film that reframes Brazil as a place where blood is thicker and murkier than water, even in homes that seem so clean and white and safe.

A history of violence and oppression threatens to engulf the residents of an affluent seaside community in Neighboring Sounds, a thrilling debut from filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho. A palpable sense of unease hangs over a single city block in the coastal town of Recife, Brazil. Home to prosperous families and the servants who work for them, the area is ruled by an aging patriarch and his sons. When a private security firm is reluctantly brought in to protect the residents from a recent spate of petty crime, it unleashes the fears, anxieties and resentments of a divided society still haunted by its troubled past.

One of the strongest feature debuts of the last decade.” – Los Angeles Times

A hugely impressive debut feature from Kleber Mendonça Filho. “ – Empire Magazine

“An absorbing and extremely promising film.” – Daily Telegraph

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