The Blue Trail

O Último Azul

Gabriel Mascaro’s wondrous adventure of a defiant elder fleeing an ageist society is a life affirming boat-movie that manages laughs and warmth in the face of calamity.

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Credits

  • Director

    Gabriel Mascaro

  • Screenwriter

    Gabriel Mascaro, Tibério Azul

  • With

    Denis Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarrás

  • Brazil-Mexico-Chile-Netherlands 2025. 86min

  • Courtesy of

    Lucky Number

  • Language

    Portuguese

    With English subtitles

Introduction

In near future Brazil, elderly citizens are forced into living facilities to avoid hindering their offspring’s productivity. Having reached the fateful age, Tereza dreams of flying in a plane, so she seeks to fulfil this fantasy of embarking on an illegal journey through the Amazon. There she will find something even better than flight: independence. Political and unsentimental yet profoundly human, The Blue Trail is a transfixing journey you won’t easily forget.

Diana Cipriano

Content warning

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury, and nudity.

How to book

Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.

If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets to all screenings and events (subject to availability).

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