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Beast Race

2026 · 124 min

A relentless, gritty sprint through a sunbaked dystopia, blending parkour thrills with raw social anger and desperate stakes.

Directed by
Ernesto Solis, Fernando Meirelles
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde
Overview
In future Rio de Janeiro, a young leader of the resistance must enter a deadly parkour-inspired competition in order to save his sister's life.

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Directed by
Ernesto Solis, Fernando Meirelles
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • class
  • family
  • power
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Ernesto Solis, Fernando Meirelles, Rodrigo Pesavento
Written by
Ernesto Solis, Marco Abujamra, Eva Klaver, Rodrigo Lages
Starring
Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Thainá Duarte, Bruno Gagliasso, Seu Jorge, Silvero Pereira, João Guilherme Ávila
Music
Antonio Pinto
Cinematography
Gustavo Hadba
Runtime
124 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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