Motel Destino

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Motel Destino

Aug 2025

1h 52m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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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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Despite some narrative stumbles in its latter half and a style-over-substance approach at times, Motel Destino seduces with its sultry atmosphere, a trio of fearless performances, and stunning visuals.

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Bernardo P

Dec 3

In Karim Aïnouz's 'Motel Destino', the fight for the liberty and the own destiny is clearly seen when Heraldo find a refuge in a old motel in the north east side of Brazil. He wants to be loved, and to love someone, who?

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Lúcio Leonardo P

Oct 20

Entertainment that arouses curiosity, but only excites, does not develop, neither its plot nor its characters, remaining in a boring orgy of a destination motel.

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O g

Aug 30

I mean this as a compliment - there's a strain of intolerable unease running through the thing. It's flawed, but you can't take your eyes off it.

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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, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, André Novis, Gabrielle Tana, Hélène Théodoly
Screenwriter: Wislan Esmeraldo, Karim Aïnouz, Mauricio Zacharias
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Cinema Inflamável, Gullane
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 52m

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