Motel Destino

• Karim Aïnouz
• 115 min
• Brazil, France, Germany, United Kingdom
• 2024
• Fiction

A noir thriller set in a seedy Brazilian motel, where festival favorite Ainouz unleashes a ferocious love triangle brimming with sex, violence, and power games.

Returning Göteborg Film Festival favorite Karim Ainouz (Central Airport THF GFF 2019, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao GFF 2020, Firebrand GFF 2024) is back with a bold, playful, and thrilling twist on The Postman Always Rings Twice. A hunted young man finds both refuge and work at a shady motel in northeastern Brazil – and quickly dives into a steamy affair with the owner’s wife. But when her violently unhinged husband begins to suspect foul play, all hell breaks loose. With Hélène Louvart’s stunning 16mm cinematography and dazzling neon-soaked production design, this Palme d’Or-nominated genre piece is as exhilarating as it is unsettling – elevating Ainouz’s stylish and provocative vision to new heights.

- Johan Blomqvist

• Våld
• Thriller
• Hämnd
• Utmanande
• Landsbygd
• Brott