7 Prisoners
2021 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 7.1 · 89% critics
A poor teenager takes a job hoping for a better life, but quickly finds himself trapped under the control of a ruthless trafficker. As pressure mounts, he must choose between holding on to his values and doing whatever it takes to survive.
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Details
- Original title
- 7 Prisioneiros
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-22
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (380 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, morally challenging survival drama about exploitation and hard choices, similar in spirit to Socrates or Good Morning, Verônica; Not for you if you avoid bleak, distressing themes.
Pros: gripping moral dilemma; tense, absorbing story; strong emotional pull | Cons: bleak subject matter; manipulative feel; relentlessly grim tone
Themes
- human trafficking
- sao paulo, brazil
- realism
- moral dilemma
Awards & recognition
- Platino Award — Best Film Editing · 2022
Cast & crew
Christian Malheiros
as Mateus
Rodrigo Santoro
as Luca
- BR
Bruno Rocha
as Samuel
Lucas Oranmian
as Isaque
Vitor Julian
as Ezequiel
Cecília Homem de Mello
as Shirley
André Abujamra
- JD
Josias Duarte
Dirce Thomaz
- JA
Jheysson Acalá
Directed by Alexandre Moratto