Set in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, A Wolf at the Door is based on real events, and is a nerve-rattling tale of a kidnapped child and the terror of the parents left behind. When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with the beautiful young Rosa (Leandra Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra’s suspenseful debut feature captures the heightened anxiety of every parent’s worst nightmare, casting a light upon the cruelties of which humans are capable. The film was the winner of the Latino Horizon Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the Best Film Award at the Havana Film Festival, the Best Film and Best Director Awards at the Miami Film Festival and the Best Film and Best Actress Award at the Rio Film Festival.
A WOLF AT THE DOOR / O LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTA
A film by Fernando Coimbra
(Brazil, 2013, 100 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
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