Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating situations. Blinded by prejudice, Marshall ends up by causing the death of a young Brazilian. After a period in prison, Marshall goes to Brazil, deadly ill and in a desperate search in order to purge his guilt. In his quest, he is guided by Bia, a young prostitute.
Acting
David Rasche's crumbling arrogance is genuinely haunting.
Direction
Joffily refuses to let Marshall off easy—no catharsis, just rot.
Director
José Joffily
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Rasche was best known as the bumbling cop in 'Sledge Hammer!'—this casting against type is genuinely disorienting.
Released during Brazil's economic rise, the film reverses the typical 'gringo savior' narrative—Marshall comes to Brazil broken and leaves, literally, in the ground.
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