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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 Nov 3, 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 Nov 3, 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 Apr 5, 2013
5/5
One of the strongest feature debuts of the last decade ... Go to Full Review
Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro Aug 24, 2026
Neighboring Sounds finds its strength in observing this contradiction, because the greater the effort to feel protected, the more perceptible the threats, desires, and ghosts that haunt those who inhabit these places become. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Feb 23, 2026
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 Aug 18, 2024
3/5
Neighboring Sounds is a handsome, but lethargic tale of urban cacophony. Go to Full Review
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acsdoug D @acsdoug Jul 22, 2025 So dull. So very, very dull. See more
Alexsander F @Aelxs Jul 19, 2025 A sensational film that chronicles everyday life in Brazil. See more
Kim J @amana Sep 27, 2022 This are impecable!! See more
May 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 Jul 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
Sep 16, 2016 O som ao redor(2012) Kleber Mendonça Filho estabelece uma relação de extrema honestidade e confiança com o espectador. See more
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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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Movie Info

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
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