Foreign Land

+ Q&A with co-director Daniela Thomas

Terra Estrangeira

Exile and noir romance in the film that relaunched Brazilian cinema.

  • Directors

    Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas

  • With

    Fernando Alves Pinto, Fernanda Torres, Alexandre Borges

  • Brazil-Portugal 1995. 102min

  • Digital 4K

  • Certificate

    15

  • English subtitles

After his mother’s death during Brazil’s economic collapse, a young man travels to Lisbon and becomes entangled in a smuggling operation. Shot in stark black and white, this transnational noir captures a generation marked by displacement. A foundational Retomada film – key works that revitalised the country’s film industry between 1995 and 2002 – it announced Brazilian cinema’s global return.

Joint ticket available with An Introduction to Brazil on Film on Tuesday 12 May 18:15 NFT1. Tickets £17, concessions £14 (Members pay £2.50 less). Book in person at the box office or by phone on 020 7928 3232.

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