Karim Ainouz's Futuro Beach is a challenging piece of filmmaking that uses abstract storytelling to deliver a powerful examination of life. The film centers around two characters, Donato, a lifeguard who works at the beautiful but dangerous Futuro Beach in Brazil, and Konrad, an ex-military german thrill-seeker who is vacationing in the area with his friend. When Konrad gets caught in the dangerous drift tides of Futuro Beach, his life is saved by Donato, though his other friend isn't so fortunate. There is a sexual attraction between Donato and Konrad, with sparks flying immediately, which slowly transforms into more, a true emotional connection. Falling in love with Konrad, Donato decides to leave everything behind him, including an ailing mother and young brother, heading to Berlin with Konrad. Karim Ainouz' Futuro Beach is a quiet, challenging film exploring the needs of the individual, through Donato, a character who is in desperate need of liberation and reinvention from his life. Futuro Beach is a film about the allure of the foreign, and the fear of the familiar, with Donato feeling like he needs something new, eventually leading him on a personal journey of self discovery. This is a film that gives the viewer absolutely nothing, forcing them to be observant and slowly feel thier way through these characters. Segmented into three chapters, Futuro Beach's intentions become more clear in the last chapter, which fast-forward considerably, finding Ayrton, Donato's younger brother, all grown up and angry at his brother for abandoning his family. Futuro Beach is an interesting film because of its unique perspective of life it presents, showing a chaotic type of universe where love, lust, life, and death intermingle, with Konrad being this element of chaos that ultimately led Donato on a journey of self discovery. Beautifully shot and lyrically told, Karim Ainouz Futuro Beach is a textured and abstract piece of filmmaking that effectively forces the viewer to search for meaning in its layered ideas.
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