On December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Direction
Salles/Thomas capture São Paulo's pulse like a heartbeat
Acting
Torres and Vasconcelos make 75 minutes feel like a lifetime
Cinematography
The city at midnight never looked more alive with dread
Director
Walter Salles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Brazil's Plano Real economic crisis, the film channels genuine national anxiety about what 2000 would bring.
Daniela Thomas became the first Brazilian woman to co-direct a feature in international competition at Cannes with this film.
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