Deserto Particular / Private Desert
Director: Aly Muritiba
Script: Aly Muritiba, Henrique Dos Santos
Producer: Luís Galvão Teles, Antonio Gonçalves Junior
Cast: Antonio Saboia, Pedro Fasanaro, Luthero Almeida
Brazil, Portugal, 2021, 120 min, Portuguese with Hebrew and English subtitles
Festivals & Awards:
Venice Film Festival 2021 – Winner BNL People’s Choice Award
Brazil’s official submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards
São Paulo International Film Festival 2021
Forty years old Daniel is a conservative Brazilian man. He takes care of his father, a retired police officer suffering from dementia, and deals with his sister who has just come out as lesbian. He also gets suspended from his work in the police force and is under internal investigation for excessive use of power on a teen. Daniel is trying to make a living as a bouncer in a high-end club and the only good thing in his life is Sara, a young woman who he is having a virtual affair with on social media. When Sara stops answering his messages he starts fearing for her life. He decides to head north to her desert hometown to look for her, but nobody seems to know her, until a man shows up and says he can make the contact with Sara but on very specific and discreet conditions.
Be prepared for a dramatic suspense with plenty of twists and surprises.
Viewing is 18+.