Cast
Sonia BragaCredits
Written by: 
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Plot
Clara, a retired music critic in Recife, lives in the Aquarius, an old apartment building on the seafront. She refuses to sell her flat to a developer who has bought the other apartments, and the developer begins a campaign of pressure. Kleber Mendonça Filho's 2016 film, with Sônia Braga, is a portrait of a woman who resists, and a comment on Brazil.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kleber Mendonça Filho's drama has Sonia Braga as a retiree defying a developer in Recife. Rich, sensual and angry, it is a portrait of resistance and memory in a changing city.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (22,350 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- Central Station 1998 · Walter Salles · IMDb 8.0 · Same movement
- Vidas Secas 1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 7.5 · Same movement
- Neighboring Sounds 2012 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.1 · Same director
- Roma 2018 · Alfonso Cuarón · IMDb 7.6 · Same movement
- Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 · Héctor Babenco · IMDb 7.3 · Same movement
- Linha de Passe 2008 · Walter Salles · IMDb 7.1 · Same movement