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Private Desert (2021)

Private Desert poster
Original title
Deserto Particular
Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
2h
Rated
14
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 85 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer travels across Brazil to find a woman he met online. She has disappeared without explanation, and his search forces him to confront his own secrets.

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What happens

Private Desert (Portuguese: Deserto Particular) is a 2021 drama film directed by Aly Muritiba. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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