Futuro Beach
| Praia do Futuro | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Karim Aïnouz |
| Written by |
Karim Aïnouz Felipe Bragança |
| Starring |
Wagner Moura Clemens Schick Jesuita Barbosa |
| Music by | Volker Bertelmann |
| Cinematography | Ali Olay Gözkaya |
| Edited by | Isabela Monteiro de Castro |
Production company |
Coração da Selva Hank Levine Film |
| Distributed by | California Filmes |
Release dates |
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| Country |
Brazil Germany |
| Language |
Portuguese German |
| Budget | $4 million |
Praia do Futuro (English: Futuro Beach) is a 2014 Brazilian-German drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz, and starring Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick and Jesuita Barbosa. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
In the film, shot in Fortaleza and Berlin, Wagner Moura plays the lifeguard Donato, who works at Praia do Futuro. When a German tourist loses his life in a drowning, Donato feels the loss of the tourist was his fault and begins a journey to escape from his present self. Donato leaves for Berlin in search of his German lover, Konrad, whom he had met ten years earlier at the Praia do Futuro and saved from drowning. Whenever he drifts away, his younger brother, Ayrton (Jesuita Barbosa), brings him back.[2]
Cast
- Wagner Moura as Donato
- Clemens Schick as Konrad
- Jesuita Barbosa as Ayrton
- Sabine Timoteo as Heiko's Wife
- Ingo Naujoks as Mechanic
- Emily Cox as Nanna
- Natascha Paulick as Bartender
- Christoph Zrenner as School Janitor
- Sophie Charlotte Conrad as Dakota
- Yannik Burwiek as Heiko's Son
References
- ↑ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ ""Praia do Futuro", com Wagner Moura, estreará 2 anos depois de ser filmado". UOL. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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