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Private Desert

Directed by Aly Muritiba

Release: 2021
Runtime: 120
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

“Remember when we talked about being alone in the world?” Sara is a genderfluid blue-collar worker who lives as her male birth identity Robson by day while caring for her religious grandmother in Sobradinho, a small town in the northeast of Brazil. Daniel, who teaches in a police academy in southern metropolis Curitiba, has been placed on unpaid leave after a violent incident that’s all over the news. The only thing holding him together is his online romance with Sara, whom he has never met in person. When she suddenly disappears, Daniel drives 2,000 miles across Brazil to find her. He posts Sara’s picture all over town but no one recognizes her, until he receives a mysterious call from someone claiming to know her and asking to meet. What follows is a journey of the heart that will change Sara and Daniel forever. In the tradition of A Fantastic Woman and Strawberry and Chocolate, the film is both a swooning sun-baked romance and a triumphant affirmation of queer love and humanity at a time when LGBTQ+ rights are increasingly imperiled everywhere. An official selection of the Venice Film Festival and Brazil’s official submission to the 94th Academy Awards®, Private Desert boasts lush cinematography and a haunting atmospheric score. You’ll never hear “Total Eclipse of the Heart” the same again.

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Technical Info

  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Color: Color

playdates

Venue City Date
All Saints Cinema / Tallahassee Film Society Tallahassee 1664942400October 5 - November 18, 2022
Bear Tooth Theatrepub Anchorage 1664769600October 3 - October 4, 2022
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe Santa Fe 1662696000September 9 - September 23, 2022
Cleveland Cinematheque Cleveland 1663905600September 23 - November 4, 2022
Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1667620800November 5 - November 7, 2022
Digital Gym Cinema San Diego 1663905600September 23 - October 7, 2022
FilmScene Iowa City 1662696000September 9 - September 16, 2022
Laemmle Theatres Los Angeles 1662696000September 9 - September 30, 2022
Landmark Chez Artiste Theatre Denver 1662696000September 9 - October 7, 2022
Landmark Opera Plaza San Francisco 1662696000September 9 - October 7, 2022
Plaza Theatre Atlanta 1662696000September 9 - September 30, 2022
Quad Cinema New York 1661486400August 26 - September 9, 2022
Sudbury Indie Cinema Sudbury 1663214400September 15 - September 23, 2022
The Broadway Theatre Saskatoon 1662350400September 5 - September 16, 2022