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‘Motel Destino’ Review: Karim Aïnouz’s Neon Nior Examines Fate And Destiny In Brazil – Cannes Film Festival

'Motel Destino' Review: Karim Aïnouz Film - Cannes Film Festival

The film follows Heraldo (Iago Xavier) and his brother, whose favorite pastime of beach outings and capoeira practice belies their darker side as petty criminals indebted to a local madam. Motel Destino aims to explore themes of fate and destiny, suggesting that life’s twists and turns bring people together and tear them apart in unexpected ways, but so much of it feels like filler that lacks momentum until it’s too late. Title: Motel Destino Festival: Cannes (In Competition) Directo r: Karim Aïnouz Screenwriter: Karim Aïnouz, Wislan Esmeraldo, Maurício Zacharias Cast: Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fabio Assunção, Renan Capivara, Fabíola Líper, Isabela Catão, Yuri Yamamoto, Davi Santos, Jupyra Carvalho, Bertrand de Courville, Katiana Monteiro, Vanessa Cardoso, Jan Moreira, Edglê Lima Moreira Distributor: TANDEM Running time: 1 hr 55 min

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