{"id":22159,"date":"2025-05-27T22:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=22159"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:19:46","slug":"motel-destino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/motel-destino\/","title":{"rendered":"MOTEL DESTINO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MOTEL DESTINO<\/h2>\n

| 2025 – 102′ – Drama, Thriller. A Brazil\/France Co-production.
\nWritten by: Wislan Esmeraldo, Maur\u00edcio Zacharias, Karim A\u00efnouz.
\nDirected by:\u00a0Karim A\u00efnouz.
\nStarring:\u00a0Iago Xavier,\u00a0Nataly Rocha,\u00a0F\u00e1bio Assun\u00e7\u00e3o.
\nOfficial Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2024.
\nIn Portuguese with English subtitles. 17+.
\nA Strand Releasing release. |<\/span><\/p>\n

The neon-hued Motel Destino, a roadside sex hotel steaming under the burning blue skies of the northeastern coast of Brazil, is run by hot-headed Elias and his restless younger wife Dayana. The unexpected arrival of 21-year-old Heraldo, on the run after a botched hit, disrupts the established order. As the tropical noir plays out, loyalties and desires intertwine to reveal that destiny has its own enigmatic design.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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