Alien Nights

Alien Nights

2023 · 91 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Crime

Rio Branco, Acre, an Amazon city near the border with Peru and Bolivia, has been suffering the violent impacts of recent changes in trafficking routes, which have arrived with violence in the Brazilian Amazon. In this scenario, the lives of three young childhood friends intertwine and ultimately, they find themselves in a common tragedy.

Directed by Sérgio de Carvalho · Written by Rodolfo Minari

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