Neighbouring Sounds

Brazilian drama about life on one upscale street in the city of Recife, winner of the Critics' Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2012 for "evoking an atmosphere of paranoia and menace through a highly ambitious use of sound and cinematography".

"Stay-at-home mom Beatriz battles a neighbour’s constantly howling dog with every weapon at her disposal, while her children learn English and Mandarin; João starts what could become a passionate relationship but conflicts arise with younger brother Dinho’s dalliances with crime;  João's and Dinho’s grandfather Francisco, meanwhile, works out terms with a possibly shady ‘security’ group led by Clodaldo to patrol the area." (San Francisco International Film Festival)

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