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‘7 Prisoners’: Director Alexandre Moratto On His Compelling Tale Of “Human Trafficking And Modern-Day Enslavement” — TIFF Studio

In the drama 7 Prisoners, a poor, young man from rural Brazil gets a shot at what sounds like a solid opportunity—a job at a metal scrapyard in São Paulo, earning enough money to help support his mother and sisters back home. Matheus (Christian Malheiros) and a small group of teenagers in similar economic…

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‘7 Prisoners’ Trailer: First Look At Netflix Thriller Produced By Oscar Nominees Ramin Bahrani & Fernando Meirelles

On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for 7 Prisoners, a Brazilian thriller produced by Oscar nominees Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger, 99 Homes) and Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes, City of God), which is set to hit select theaters and debut globally on the streamer in November, and may well be put…

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WME Signs ‘7 Prisoners’ Director Alexandre Moratto

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the Venice Film Festival world premiere of his upcoming drama, 7 Prisoners, director Alexandre Moratto has been signed by WME. The Netflix title is in the Horizons Extra section here and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. A protégé of filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, Moratto…

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Venice Review: ‘7 Prisoners’

An imprisoned teen tries to escape in 7 Prisoners, Netflix's powerful addition to the Venice Film Festival's Horizons Extra category. But 18-year-old Mateus (Christian Malheiros) isn't in a conventional prison: he's working at a junkyard in Brazil's São Paulo when his new boss, Luca (Rodrigo Santoro), locks him and…