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Neighboring Sounds

Neighboring Sounds

20127.12h 11m

Overview

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Written by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Produced by Emilie Lesclaux
Box Office0Revenue: $48K

Top Cast

Irandhir Santos

Irandhir Santos

Clodoaldo

Gustavo Jahn

Gustavo Jahn

João

Maeve Jinkings

Maeve Jinkings

Bia

W.J. Solha

W.J. Solha

Francisco

I

Irma Brown

Sofia

Yuri Holanda

Yuri Holanda

Dinho

L

Lula Terra

Anco

A

Albert Tenorio

Ronaldo

N

Nivaldo Nascimento

Fernando

Clébia Sousa

Clébia Sousa

Luciene

Themes & Keywords

pot smokingneighborclass differencesmasturbationracial tensionwashing machinereal estate

About Neighboring Sounds

Neighboring Sounds is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 2012 exploring themes of pot smoking, neighbor, class differences, masturbation, racial tension, washing machine. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, it stars Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings. An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

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