Brazil / Oct 03, 2024
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Deserto de Akin |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rede Filmes, Ladart Filmes |
| Release date | 31 luglio 2025 |
| Production | Bernard Lessa, Ursula Dart, Izah Cândido |
| Writer | Bernard Lessa |
| Editing | Bernard Lessa |
| Cinematography | Heloisa Machado |
| Assistant directors | Bernard Lessa |
| Production design | Rocío Moure |
| Art direction | Rocío Moure |
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| Set decoration | Rocío Moure |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Brazil / Jul 31, 2025 / 14
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