Directed by:
Karim AïnouzCinematography:
Ali Olcay GözkayaComposer:
Volker BertelmannCast:
Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Sabine Timoteo, Ingo Naujoks, Thomas Aquino, Christoph Zrenner, Emily Cox, Demick Lopes, Sophie Charlotte Conrad (more)Plots(1)
Donato works as a life guard patrolling the spectacular but treacherous Praia do Futuro beach. When he dives into the sea after two men caught in the undercurrent, he saves Konrad, a German vacationing in Brazil, but Konrad's friend is lost to the sea. While waiting for the body to resurface, a bond grows between Donato and Konrad and the initial sexual sparks give way to a deeper, emotional connection. The two men find themselves falling in love and Donato decides to leave everything behind to follow Konrad to Berlin. Far from the Praia do Futuro, Donato finds both confusion and liberation in the cold but vital German capital, and his journey for love soon connects to a deeper search for his own identity. Years later, Donato's younger brother Ayrton travels to Berlin. Full of anger, he needs to know why his brother abandoned him without a word. But just as it did for Donato, the intense pulse of the foreign city brings Ayrton many more questions than answers. These three men struggle to reconcile the ache of loss and longing, instinctively drawn to each other in search of hope and a brighter future. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Wagner Moura
Brazil
Best movies:
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Elite Squad (2007)
Clemens Schick
West Germany
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (TV movie)
Sabine Timoteo
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Collini Case (2019)
The Free Will (2006)
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Ingo Naujoks
West Germany
Best movies:
Wunderkinder (2011)
Twin Sisters (2002)
Schlafes Bruder (1995)
Thomas Aquino
Best movies:
Bacurau (2019)
Private Desert (2021)
Futuro Beach (2014)
Christoph Zrenner
West Germany
Best movies:
Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
Look Who's Back (2015)
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Emily Cox
Austria
Best movies:
The Fatherless (2011)
Alma & Oskar (2022)
The Silent Mountain (2014)
Demick Lopes
Best movies:
Futuro Beach (2014)
Sophie Charlotte Conrad
Germany
Best movies:
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
This Very Moment (2003)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Natascha Paulick
East Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Frozen Sky (2011) (series)
Antibodies (2005)
Jesuíta Barbosa
Best movies:
Trash (2014)
Futuro Beach (2014)
Jean Philippe Kodjo Adabra
Best movies:
Futuro Beach (2014)