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Neighbouring Sounds

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Original title

O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds)

Year

2012

Running time

131 min.

Country

Brazil

Director

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Screenwriter

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Cast

Music

DJ Dolores

Cinematography

Pedro Sotero, Fabricio Tadeu

Producer

CinemaScópio

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.

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Rankings Position

#42 Best Brazilian Movies of all time

Awards: 2012: Rotterdam Film Festival: Official Selection

2012: Mar del Plata: Official Selection

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Critics' reviews

"[Filho's] mastery of pacing, theme and stylistic eccentricity throughout Neighboring Sounds is so assured as to be breathtaking. Don't miss it."

Robert Abele: Los Angeles Times
"Filho so completely calculates his causes and effects (...) that you never fully feel the senses-altering charge of a truly impassioned polemic."

Keith Uhlich: Time Out
"With his sound designer, Pablo Lamar, Mr. Mendonça has created the aural landscape of a horror movie. And, for much of its running time, a thriller without a plot."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"The beauty of the film is how organically its themes are presented - it's a slice of life that comes about its sweeping ideas with surprising delicacy."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"This snapshot of a Refice street reveals the class, gender, racial and historical fissures in Brazilian society, while also making for riveting drama right down to the shocking sting in the tail."

David Parkinson: Empire

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