Marcelo is a father on the run from a mysterious past. Arriving in Recife during Carnival, Marcelo is swept into a dizzying world of colour, noise, and unforgettable characters. As the city’s sights and sounds intensify, Marcelo’s true place within Recife’s intricate web of secrets begins to emerge.

“Kleber Mendonça Filho’s study of a man attempting to escape corrupt politics is a tremendous, novelistic study of corruption in high and low places.”  

-  The Guardian

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“An intimate epic that always delivers the unexpected. The craft of this thing is head-spinning.”

- Little White Lies

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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