Neighboring Sounds. 2012. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho

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Neighboring Sounds. 2012. Brazil. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. Courtesy Cinema Guild

Neighboring Sounds. 2012. Brazil. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. With Maeve Jinkings, Gustavo Jahn, W.J. Solha, Irma Brown. 35mm. In Portuguese; English subtitles. 131 min.

Set in a middle and upper middle class residential block in Recife, a city of over 4 millions in northeast Brazil, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s sharply observed debut feature lays bare the inner dynamics of Brazilian society. Behind a peaceful and comfortable façade is the collective fear of violence and crimes brought in by outsiders. Residents who enjoy a privileged life join forces to hire a security team to keep watch over the neighborhood. Fragmented vignettes piece together a complex world defined by class and racial disparity. With three features to date, including Aquarius (2016) and Bacurau (2019), Mendonça has firmly earned a reputation for his penetrating takes on Brazilian life.

This film accompanies Vision Statement: Early Directorial Works.

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