Neighboring Sounds

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  • Opened March 22, 2013 
  • 2 hr 11 min
  • NR

  • A history of violence and oppression threatens to engulf the residents of an affluent seaside community in “Neighboring Sounds,” a thrilling debut from filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. A palpable sense of unease hangs over a single city block in the coastal town of Recife, Brazil. Home to prosperous families and the servants who work for them, the area is ruled by an aging patriarch and his sons. When a private security firm is reluctantly brought in to protect the residents from a recent spate of petty crime, it unleashes the fears, anxieties and resentments of a divided society still haunted by its troubled past. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, W.J. Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra, Yuri Holanda, Clébia Souza, Albert Tenório, Nivaldo Nascimento, Felipe Bandeira
  • Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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Los Angeles Times
| Robert Abele

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

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The New York Times
| A.O. Scott

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. Read full review

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The A.V. Club
| Scott Tobias

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. Read full review

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Empire
| David Parkinson

Superbly judging tonal shifts and juggling disparate storylines, 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. Read full review

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Gustavo Jahn and Irma Brown in "Neighbouring Sounds."