Motel Destino
A junior in a crime family operating on the coast of Northern Brazil, Heraldo is given the task of punishing a man who owes the family money. Partying the night before the job, he meets a beautiful stranger, oversleeps, and is robbed of his possessions. The job goes south with fatal consequences, and Heraldo is pursued by both his former criminal gang and the police. He takes refuge in a roadside sex hotel, Motel Destino, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. There’s a visceral attraction between Heraldo and Dayana. Alongside regular voyeurism, uncontrollable desire takes hold, along with dreams of liberation, leading to an explosive conclusion.
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- Program Strand
- Features, Back By Popular Demand
- Year
- 2024
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Brazil, France, Germany
- Language
- In Portuguese with English subtitles
- Director
- Karim Aïnouz
- Producer
- Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, Gabrielle Tana, Michael Weber, Didar Domehri, André Novis, Janaina Bernardes, Viola Fügen, Hélène Théodoly
- Cast
- Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fabio Assunção
- Screenwriter
- Wislan Esmeraldo, Mauricio Zacharias, Karim Aïnouz
- Cinematographer
- Hélène Louvart
- Editor
- Nelly Quettier
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Cinephile, Cannes Selected, Central & South America
- Company Credits
- Sales Agent: The Match Factory