Project Detail

Motel Destino

Synopsis

The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the coast of Northern Brazil, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. When 21 year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel, after messing up a hit and going on the run from both the police and the gang he let down, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power, desire and liberation, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges. In this tropical noir, loyalties and desires intertwine, revealing that destiny has its own enigmatic design.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - In Competition - World premiere

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 112 min
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Producer: Janaina Bernardes, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, André Novis, Gabrielle Tana, Hélène Théodoly
Co-Producer: Mario Canivello, Guilherme Coelho, Didar Domehri, Viola Fügen, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski, Michael Weber
Executive Producer: Marcelo Campanér, Mariana Ferraz, Fernando Loureiro, Maurício Macêdo, Gabriela Tocchio
Editor: Nelly Quettier
Screenwriter: Wislan Esmeraldo, Mauricio Zacharias
Director of Photography: Hélène Louvart
Principal cast: Igor Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fabio Assunção

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Cinema Inflamável (BR), Globo Filmes (BR) production

In co-production with Canal Brasil (BR), Maneki Films (FR), Match Factory Productions (DE), Telecine (BR)
In association with Brouhaha Entertainment (AU), Matizar Filmes (BR), Tigresa (US), Written Rock Films (UK)

Sales Company

The Match Factory

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