The Blue Trail
Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil
2025
86 mins

Synopsis

This 2025 Berlinale Grand Jury Prize-winning delight from Gabriel Mascaro (Neon Bull, SFF 2016) sees a remarkable woman try to evade a dystopian fate via a grand Amazonian quest.

The near future. Having lived her 77 years in a small Brazilian town, Tereza (Denise Weinberg) receives a government order to relocate to a senior’s housing colony – a place from which no one has ever returned. But before agreeing, Tereza decides to fulfil a long-held dream to fly on a plane. Unable to buy a ticket but undeterred, she hitches a boat ride with skipper Cadu (Rodrigo Santoro, Love Actually), who introduces Tereza to the psychedelic use of a rare blue snail. Her journey through the Amazon’s rivers and tributaries becomes a mind- and destiny-altering one. With its stunning imagery, Mascaro’s unforgettable, anti-authoritarian fable is filled with surprises, delight and magic.

The Blue Trail is a balmy riverboat ride into the unknown – as well as a bolshy protest against ageism and a warning about possible authoritarian futures, in Brazil and elsewhere
Jonathan Romney, Screen International
  • Original Title
    O ÚLTIMO AZUL
  • Year
    2025
  • Country
    Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile
  • Language
    In Portuguese with English subtitles
  • Director
    Gabriel Mascaro
  • Producer
    Rachel Daisy Ellis, Sandino Saravia Vinay
  • Cast
    Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás
  • Screenwriter
    Gabriel Mascaro, Tibério Azul
  • Cinematographer
    Guillermo Garza
  • Editor
    Sebastían Sepúlveda, Omar Guzmán
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Palace Films
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