Futuro Beach

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Futuro Beach

2014

1h 46m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Donato (Wagner Moura) fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

There's just not enough going on in this photogenic wisp of a film to give the audience much to care about.

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2015

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

An immensely likable movie, impeccably acted and wise about the nature of exile.

Rated: 4/5

May 7, 2015

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Exquisitely lovely, confoundingly dreary.

Rated: 2/5

May 5, 2015

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Brandon Judell

CultureCatch

The film doesn't hold together due to a splintered, dissatisfying dramatic arc. . . Some out-of-character behavior is never explained, and what could have been an aesthetic Valentine to a grand besottedness eventually dissolves into a spiceless churrasco.

Aug 14, 2022

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Employing outstanding cinematography throughout the film, director Karim Ainouz's background in visual arts is revealed to the audience. Artistic shooting and intelligent dialogue between talented actors Moura and Schick leads to a gripping story.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 15, 2019

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Patrick Gamble

CineVue

A tactile and deeply personal account of sexual identity and the longing to belong.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 5, 2019

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Luiz F V

Uma história que tinha tudo para ser empolgante, com atores excelentes, se transforma em fragmentos pouco intuitivos e sem graça, diálogos pobres e escassos. Um filme insosso e massante.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Audience Member

A Brazilian lifeguard rescues a globetrotting biker, quickly develops a crush on him and ends up moving to Germany with him, only to find his little brother looking for him in Berlin several years later. There's much more to this story of course, and we get to witness it in flashes of experiences and scenic shots, without much verbal things happening but more focused on showing raw feelings and what those feelings make you do... making the characters passionate beings but difficult for us (the audience) to connect with... so you'll have lots of eyecandy to behold but will be forced to put two and two together yourself several times. The fact the 2 lead characters happen to be gay is really a very small aspect to this story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

lindo, mas o que tem de lindo, eh cansativo, parado!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

It's too artistic for me and not that character driven. It looked beautful but not what I wanted it to be.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Hard to follow at times but enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Cinematography excellent. The story not.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Synopsis

Donato (Wagner Moura) fails in his attempt to save a drowning man, and meets one of the man's friends. He decides to start his life over, but pieces of his past keep coming after him.

Director: Karim Aïnouz
Producer: Geórgia Costa Araújo, Fabian Gasmia, Henning Kamm, Hank Levine
Screenwriter: Felipe Bragança, Karim Aïnouz
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.3K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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