2012 · drama · thriller
Neighboring Sounds (2012)
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho2h 11m2012
An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.
Our read: Neighboring Sounds (2012) (2012) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- bleak
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