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Motel Destino

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6.7/10 • 41

2024-08-221h 52m

DramaThrillerRomance

Dayana lives an abusive marriage with former police officer Elias, owner of Motel Destino. When 21-year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel after messing up a hit and going on the run, Dayana finds herself intrigued and lets him stay. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.

Directors
Karim Aïnouz
Writters
Wislan Esmeraldo, Mauricio Zacharias
Editors
Nelly Quettier

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  1. Iago Xavier

    Iago Xavier

    Heraldo

  2. Nataly Rocha

    Nataly Rocha

    Dayana

  3. Fábio Assunção

    Fábio Assunção

    Elias

  4. Renan Capivara

    Renan Capivara

    Jorge

  5. Fabíola Líper

    Fabíola Líper

    Bambina

  6. Isabela Catão

    Isabela Catão

    Marta

  7. Yuri Yamamoto

    Yuri Yamamoto

    Môco

  8. David Santos

    David Santos

    Rafael

  9. Jupyra Carvalho

    Jupyra Carvalho

    Carol

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CinemaSerf

Mar 2, 2025

6/10

Twenty year old “Heraldo” (Iago Xavier) is hoping to leave his seaside Brazilian home and head to São Paolo and make a fresh start. Thing is, his elder brother “Jorge” (Renan Capivara) and he owe the local queenpin “Bambina” (Fabiola Liper) one last favour. “Heraldo” goes out and gets laid in the town’s knocking-shop-cum-motel and awakens to discover that his brother tried to do the job en seul and, well now the young man has to find somewhere to hide. Fortunately, he made a bit of an impression at the motel with it’s owner “Dayana” (Nataly Rocha) and so she agrees to shelter him whilst her brutish and frequently drunk husband “Elias” (Fâbio Assunção) lets him do odd jobs. From here on in, you can probably guess what happens and that’s not without it’s just deserts and irony. There’s some humour to be had, plenty of sex (even the donkey’s get some fun) but as the thriller element starts to kick in the writing starts to become more important and doesn’t really rise to the occasion as it gallops along to it’s conclusion. There is some sexually charged chemistry between Rocha and Xavier but too much of the plot is either implied or just plain missing and in the end, though it’s a good looking and effectively seamy looking production, it disappointingly ran out of steam.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
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