Motel Destino (DVD)

Detailní popis produktu

Zvuk: portugalština

Titulky: nizozemština, francouzština

Stopáž: 115 min.

Rok výroby: 2024

Režie: Karim Aïnouz

Hrají: Fábio Assunção, Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha

Datum vydání: 08.10.2025

EAN kód: 9789493459328

Popis (anglicky):

Under the scorching sun of northeastern Brazil, where the horizon glows and life pulsates in tropical heat, lies Motel Destino, a neon-lit refuge for secret desires and dangerous dreams. This small roadside motel, run by the rough Elias and his discontented but enchanting wife Dayana, is a world unto itself: a place where the night writes its own laws. On the run after a failed assassination attempt, 21-year-old Heraldo seeks refuge in a remote motel. Dayana, trapped in a life of unfulfilled desires, becomes fascinated by the young fugitive and decides to offer him shelter. But Elias is suspicious of the newcomer. In the sultry love triangle that develops between them, jealousy, desire, and revenge collide in a game of power and liberation. As the boundaries between fear and desire blur, Heraldo and Dayana forge a dangerous plan to escape their fate—and Elias.

With his signature cinematic flair, Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz immerses us in a sizzling tropical noir universe, where neon colors glow and sultry nights are steeped in menace and lust. Written in collaboration with a student from his own screenwriting school in Fortaleza, the film exudes a raw, authentic energy. The enchanting visual style of cinematographer Hélène Louvart, who previously collaborated with Aïnouz on The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (2019) and Firebrand (2023), reinforces the film's electrifying sensuality. In Motel Destino, desires and destinies become inextricably intertwined, and the line between freedom and doom grows increasingly thin.