Futuro Beach

Futuro Beach
Futuro Beach
	Theatrical release poster
Portuguese	Praia do Futuro
Directed by	Karim Aïnouz
Written by	Felipe Bragança; Karim Aïnouz;
Produced by	Geórgia Costa Araújo; Hank Levine;
Starring	Wagner Moura; Clemens Schick; Jesuíta Barbosa;
Cinematography	Ali Olay Gözkaya
Edited by	Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Music by	Hauschka
Production; companies	Coração da Selva; Hank Levine Film; Detailfilm; Watchmen Productions;
Distributed by	California Filmes (Brazil); Real Fiction (Germany);
Release dates	11 February 2014 (Berlin); 1 May 2014 (Brazil); 2 October 2014 (Germany);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Brazil; Germany;
Languages	Portuguese; German;
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$779,835

Futuro Beach (Portuguese: Praia do Futuro) is a 2014 drama film co-written and directed by Karim Aïnouz, and starring Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick and Jesuíta Barbosa. Shot in Fortaleza and Berlin, the film had its world premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

When Donato, a lifeguard at Praia do Futuro, fails to rescue a drowning German tourist, he feels the tourist's death was his fault and begins a journey to escape from his present self. Donato leaves for Berlin in search of his German lover, Konrad, whom he had met ten years earlier at Praia do Futuro and saved from drowning. Whenever he drifts away, his younger brother, Ayrton, brings him back.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Wagner Moura as Donato
Clemens Schick as Konrad
Jesuíta Barbosa as Ayrton
Sabine Timoteo as Heiko's wife
Ingo Naujoks as Mechanic
Emily Cox as Nanna
Natascha Paulick as bartender
Christoph Zrenner as school janitor
Sophie Charlotte Conrad as Dakota
Yannik Burwiek as Heiko's son

References[edit]

^ "Futuro Beach (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete" (Press release). Berlinale. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "Clemens Schick über seine Homosexualität: "Mich nerven die Schubladen und Klischees"" [Clemens Schick on his homosexuality: "The labels and clichés annoy me"]. Spiegel Online (in German). 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ ""Praia do Futuro", com Wagner Moura, estreará 2 anos depois de ser filmado" ["Futuro Beach", starring Wagner Moura, will premiere 2 years after filming]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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[1] "Futuro Beach (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[Berlin-2] "Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete" (Press release). Berlinale. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[3] "Clemens Schick über seine Homosexualität: "Mich nerven die Schubladen und Klischees"" [Clemens Schick on his homosexuality: "The labels and clichés annoy me"]. Spiegel Online (in German). 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[4] ""Praia do Futuro", com Wagner Moura, estreará 2 anos depois de ser filmado" ["Futuro Beach", starring Wagner Moura, will premiere 2 years after filming]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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1980—1986	A Volta do Filho Pródigo (1981) Eros, o Deus do Amor (1982) O Olho Mágico do Amor (1983) Sergeant Getulio (1984) Memoirs of Prison (1985) Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1986)
1990—1999	Festa (1990) Corpo em Delito (1991) Stelinha (1992) Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (1994) Alma Corsária (1995) No Rio Amazonas (1996) How Angels Are Born (1997) A Ostra e o Vento (1998) Central Station (1999)
2000—2009	Santo Forte (2000) Cronicamente Inviável (2001) Brainstorm (2002) O Invasor (2003) The Man Who Copied (2004) Entreatos / Peões (2005) Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2006) Suely in the Sky (2007) Linha de Passe / Serras da Desordem (2008) A Festa da Menina Morta (2009)
2010—present	Antes Que o Mundo Acabe (2010) Bróder (2011) Febre do Rato (2012) Neighboring Sounds (2013) Futuro Beach (2014) The Second Mother (2015) Aquarius (2016) Corpo Elétrico (2017) Araby (2018) Bacurau (2019)
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