Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film follows Marcelo, a man on the run who travels to Recife during Carnival in 1977 hoping to reunite with his son. Wagner Moura plays the central role in a story shaped by the pressures of Brazil’s political environment. Suitable for viewers of international cinema who enjoy suspense with a strong sense of place and history, and films where personal survival is entangled with the wider society.