Winner of multiple prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

In 1977 Recife, Marcelo, a technology expert in his early forties, returns in the midst of Carnaval to reunite with his son and plot a dangerous escape under the ever-watchful eyes of Brazil’s repressive military regime.

“One of the year’s best films — distinctive, haunting, and deeply felt.”
— Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

“A superbly filmed political thriller that also works as a heartfelt tribute to cinema itself.”
— Sergio Burstein, Los Angeles Times

“A political thriller teeming with life, precision, and moral urgency.”
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker