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Aquí (2026)

Aquí poster
Directed by
Tiago Guedes
Genre
drama film, dystopian film
Country
France, Portugal
Runtime
3h 23m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates a collapsing society in a dystopian future. The film follows his struggle to maintain humanity as order breaks down around him.

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What happens

Aquí (English: Here) is a 2026 dystopian drama film directed by Tiago Guedes, co-written with Luís Araújo and based on the Jesús trilogy by J. M. Coetzee. It stars Álex Peláez, Manolo Solo, and Patricia López Arnaiz. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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