“Motel Destino”: see the international repercussion of the Brazilian film at Cannes

The Brazilian film “Destination Motel” premiered at Cannes on Wednesday (22). The production participates in the main exhibition of the film festival and competes for the Palme d'Or.

The film is by the filmmaker Karim Aïnouz (“The Invisible Life” and “Praia do Futuro”) and is described as an erotic thriller, where the location on a roadside on the coast of Ceará that gives the film its name is the stage for dangerous games of desire, power and violence. One night, the arrival of young Heraldo definitively transforms the motel's daily life.

The totally vulnerable runaway boy crosses paths with a woman trapped by the dynamics of an abusive marriage. Iago Xavier , Nataly Rocha It is Fabio Assunção star in the production.

After the first screening, international vehicles published their reviews of the Brazilian production. See below.

• deadline

“Neon Noir by Karim Aïnouz examines destiny in Brazil”, writes the deadline.

• IndieWire

“Sex and nihilism all the time in the neon collision of 'Crash – No Limite' and 'Corpo Ardentes' by Karim Aïnouz”, says the title of the North American portal.

• Vanity Fair

“The sexiest film at Cannes, “Motel Destino”, also seeks to be the most political”, classifies the magazine.

• Variety

“Kaim Aïnouz’s exciting Noen-Noir keeps its cool while getting hot and heavy,” says the North American magazine’s review.

• The Guardian

“Brazilian noir erotic thriller with great acting”, describes the British newspaper.

• The Hollywood Reporter

“Tropical Noir by Karim Aïnouz evokes a potent atmosphere of heat, desire and danger, even as the reward loses strength”, says the title.

• The Wrap

“Erotic thriller by Karim Aïnouz has a lot of visual brilliance, but it fades,” says the title.

See photos of the Motel Destino cast on the Cannes red carpet