Motel Destino

DIRECTED BY KARIM AÏNOUZ

COMPETITION - CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2024

IN THEATERS DECEMBER 25TH, 2024

Director: Karim Aïnouz

Script: Wislan Esmerald, avec la collaboration de Karim Aïnouz and Maurício Zacharias

Casting: Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha and Fabio Assunção

Producers: Janaina Bernardes, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, André Novis, Gabrielle Tana and Hélène Theodoly

Coproducers: Didar Domehri, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski

Production: Cinema Inflamável (Brazil), Gullane (Brazil)

Coproduction: Maneki Films (France), Match Factory Productions (Germany), Globo Filmes (Brazil), Telecine (Brazil) Et Canal Brasil (Brazil)

In association with: Brouhaha Entertainment (UK), Written Rock Films (UK), Tigresa (Brazil), Matizar Filmes (Brazil) et Filmes Del Fuego (Brazil)

Director of photography: Hélène Louvart

Editor: Nelly Quettier

Set director: Marcos Pedroso

Music: Amine Bouhafa and Benedikt Schiefer

French release: Tandem

Sales: The Match Factory

French press representative: Public Système Cinéma

International press representative: Premier PR

Synopsis: The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the Northeastern coast of 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.

Festivals: Competition – Cannes Film Festival 2024, Features -Sydney Film Festival, Cinecopro Competition - Munich International Film Festival, Les Incontournables ! - Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Official Selection - Viennale 2024