Filme brasileiro “Motel Destino” competirá pela Palma de Ouro no Festival de Cannes 2024
The announcement of the official selection of films that will be at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024 revealed that a national production is on the list; the feature "Motel Destino" will take part and compete for the Palme d'Or, the most prestigious award in international cinema.
The film is directed by Karim Aïnouz. This is the sixth time that the filmmaker from Ceará has taken part in the Cannes Film Festival.
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For Aïnouz, the motel where the plot takes place is the main character in the movie. His intention in this feature was to show the rebellion of young people who have had their future stolen by Brazil's "toxic elite".
The cast of "Motel Destino" includes Ceará actors Iago Xavier and Nataly Rocha. The pair, who will play the central characters in the play, landed the role after a selection process involving 500 actors. The best-known name in the cast is undoubtedly Fábio Assunção.
"It's always very exciting to have a film selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Although this is my sixth time here, it feels like my first. It was there that I made my debut with 'Madame Satã' more than 20 years ago, screened 'Abismo Prateado' in the Directors' Fortnight and was awarded for 'A Vida Invisível' in the Un Certain Regard showcase," celebrates the director.
According to the official synopsis of "Motel Destino", "Under the burning sky on a roadside on the coast of Ceará, Motel Destino is the scene of dangerous games of desire, power and violence. One night, the arrival of young Heraldo definitively changes the daily life of the place."
Cannes Film Festival 2024 takes place in May
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival takes place from May 14 to 25 in France;The opening film will be "The Second Act", by the eccentric French director Quentin Dupieux;Another highlight of the event will be the film "Megalopolis", by Francis Ford Coppola, the renowned director who was responsible for film classics such as "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now".
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