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Motel Destino

2024 1h 52m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
65% Tomatometer 17 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the coast of Northern Brazil, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. When 21 year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel, after messing up a hit and going on the run from both the police and the gang he let down, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power, desire and liberation, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges. In this tropical noir, loyalties and desires intertwine, revealing that destiny has its own enigmatic design.

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Justin Chang New Yorker Set at a seedy roadside motel where the clientele never stops moaning, it’s a feverishly shambling erotic thriller starring three very game actors in a romantic triangle that plays like James M. Cain with sex toys. May 30, 2024 Full Review Valerie Complex Deadline Hollywood Daily However, despite its gripping start and lush cinematography, the film ultimately loses its way, bogged down by a sluggish middle act and narrative inconsistencies. May 25, 2024 Full Review David Rooney Hollywood Reporter Despite its flaws, Motel Destino has mood, rawness and atmosphere to burn, fueled by Amine Bouhafa’s score, which becomes steadily more disquieting as it ratchets up the urgency. May 24, 2024 Full Review Carlos F. Heredero Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Rather useless banality. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 27, 2024 Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Motel Destino is a film with garish colours, a sordid atmosphere, miserabilist aesthetic and fed with a few doses of high-voltage kitsch. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 27, 2024 Full Review Caleb Hammond In Review Online Motel Destino’s visual storytelling reaches inspiring heights in its opening act, though the following two hours never quite match. Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the coast of Northern Brazil, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. When 21 year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel, after messing up a hit and going on the run from both the police and the gang he let down, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power, desire and liberation, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges. In this tropical noir, loyalties and desires intertwine, revealing that destiny has its own enigmatic design.
Director
Karim Aïnouz
Producer
Janaína Bernardes, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, André Novis, Gabrielle Tana, Hélène Théodoly
Screenwriter
Wislan Esmeraldo, Karim Aïnouz, Mauricio Zacharias
Production Co
Cinema Inflamável, Gullane
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
1h 52m