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Neighboring Sounds

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Life in a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, takes a turn for the better when a security firm moves in and brings a sense of safety to the residents.
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An outstanding feature debut for director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Neighbouring Sounds takes a delightfully dark -- and wholly absorbing -- look at human nature.

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Tony Rayns Sight & Sound 11/03/2020
It could be the best 'noises-off' movie since Bong Joonho's debut feature Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), which it in some ways resembles. Go to Full Review Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter 11/03/2020
It is a rare film that makes open-ended ambivalence so explosively gripping, but Filho pulls it off with great panache and even greater promise. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 04/05/2013
5/5
One of the strongest feature debuts of the last decade ... Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Feb 23
4/5
A real discovery of the new wave of Brazilian cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film 08/18/2024
3/5
Neighboring Sounds is a handsome, but lethargic tale of urban cacophony. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 12/04/2023
7/10
A debut feature in which Filho, with a resonant aesthetic, builds a mosaic of diverse characters to interrogate, with a sociological magnifying glass, the problems that still hide like ghosts behind the walls of Brazilian society. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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acsdoug D @acsdoug 07/22/2025 So dull. So very, very dull. See more Alexsander F @Aelxs 07/19/2025 A sensational film that chronicles everyday life in Brazil. See more Kim J @amana 09/27/2022 This are impecable!! See more 05/24/2020 The contemplative experience is lost in a superficial and extremely pretentious plot to seek prominence in the "sounds around". See more nefasto r @Nefasto 07/15/2019 Neighboring sounds, neighboring lights and neighboring class fights. This should be the full title of this realistic look into a Recife street and its people, in Brazil. Overlong, but overall the film is an interesting and artistic view into the sociology and problems of an entire country (and many more). See more 09/16/2016 O som ao redor(2012) Kleber Mendonça Filho estabelece uma relação de extrema honestidade e confiança com o espectador. See more Read all reviews
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Kleber Mendonça Filho

Director

Irandhir Santos

Clodoaldo

Maeve Jinkings

Bia

Irma Brown

Sofia

Sebastião Formiga

Claudio

Gustavo Jahn

João

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Synopsis Life in a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, takes a turn for the better when a security firm moves in and brings a sense of safety to the residents.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux
Screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production Co
Hubert Bals Fund, Vitrine Filmes, CinemaScópio Produções
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 28, 2013
Runtime
2h 11m