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Praia do Futuro (2014)

Praia do Futuro poster
Directed by
Karim Aïnouz
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany, Brazil
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German tourist drowns while swimming off a beach in Brazil. A local lifeguard and the tourist's friend grapple with the loss and their own connection across two continents.

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What happens

Futuro Beach (Portuguese: Praia do Futuro) is a 2014 drama film co-written and directed by Karim Aïnouz, and starring Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick and Jesuíta Barbosa. Shot in Fortaleza and Berlin, the film had its world premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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