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Screen Daily by Jonathan Romney
The Blue Trail is entrancingly unpredictable in its picaresque unravelling, tinged with magical realist touches.
The Blue Trail (O Último Azul)
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- Brazil,
- Chile,
- Mexico
- 2025
- · 87m
Director
Gabriel Mascaro
Cast
Denise Weinberg,
Rodrigo Santoro,
Miriam Socarrás,
Adanilo,
Rosa Malagueta,
Clarissa Pinheiro,
Dimas Mendonça,
Daniel Ferrat,
Heitor Loris,
Rafael César
Genre
Drama,
Science Fiction,
Comedy
In the name of economic recovery, the Brazilian Government created a perennial system of compulsory vertical isolation for seniors over 80 to be confined in a colony. Teca is 77 and lives in the village of Muriti, in the Amazon, when she is surprised by the announcement of the age reduction, including her age group. Cornered, Teca makes an intriguing journey hidden from the officers amidst rivers, boats and the underworld to clandestinely try to fulfill her last dream, to take a plane ride.
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The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney
What’s remarkable about The Blue Trail and makes it such a delight is that despite all the oppression in the air, it’s a movie filled with hope and faith in human resilience at any age. The closing image will make your heart soar. And no, it’s not the one you were expecting.
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Observer by Siddhant Adlakha
Few films this year have been as soulful or as quietly defiant.
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Variety by Peter Debruge
The “Neon Bull” director has always had an incredible visual sense, though his plots tend to lack focus. Not this one.
75
The Film Stage by Rory O'Connor
Credit to both Weinberg’s no-nonsense performance and the director’s surrealist instincts. There is a late sequence in this film, wherein Tereza visits a floating casino, that contains some of the most vividly beautiful images I’ve seen so far this year.
75
Slant Magazine by Marshall Shaffer
An empowering narrative of one woman who refuses to see age as a ceiling, the film serves as a potent warning for viewers about the marginalization of the elderly.
60
Next Best Picture by J Don Birnam
The Blue Trail, despite its many narrative flaws, stands out for a striking visual style and ability to ask uncomfortable questions about aging and autonomy.
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