Movie

The Riverbank

2027 · 117 min

A quiet, humid drift through night mangroves and lonely labor, holding desire and danger close to the skin.

Overview: Izaquiel works as a cleaner in Recife, a Brazilian city intertwined with rivers and mangroves. At night, he dangerously ventures out in search of secret encounters in the mangrove forest. His world shifts when he crosses paths with Jeremias, an intriguing and magnetic fisherman.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, identity, sexuality, loneliness
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
sexuality
loneliness
class
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong