Overview
- The film opened in select theaters at the start of December following its festival run and strong reviews.
- Wagner Moura received IndieWire Honors’ Performance Award this week, adding to his Cannes Best Actor win, a Gotham nomination, and a New York Film Critics Circle prize.
- Set during Brazil’s 1970s dictatorship, the thriller follows an ordinary man forced into hiding, with present-day research threading the story across generations without revealing key twists.
- The Los Angeles Times details the director’s cinephile approach and Recife-specific locations, including a clandestine meeting space behind the São Luiz theater’s projection booth.
- Casting director Gabriel Domingues describes meticulous period authenticity and an ensemble built from veterans and discoveries, including newcomer Laura Lufési in a pivotal present-day role.