Beast Race (2026)
- Original title
- Corrida dos Bichos
- Genre
- action film, science fiction film
- Country
- Brazil
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a dystopian Rio de Janeiro where the sea has dried up, a group of people compete in a dangerous race. The film follows their struggle for survival in a drastically changed city.
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What happens
Beast Race (Portuguese: Corrida dos Bichos) is a 2026 Brazilian action science fiction film directed by Fernando Meirelles (in his first Portuguese language feature since City of God), Rodrigo Pesavento and Ernesto Solis, co-written by Solis and Rodrigo Lages. Starring Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Bruno Gagliasso, Grazi Massafera, Seu Jorge and Leandro Firmino, it is set in a dystopian Rio de Janeiro, where the sea has dried up and the city has taken on a new geographic configuration. The film had its world premiere at the Narrative Spotlight section of the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on 17 March. It is scheduled to be release by in 7 August on Prime Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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