Motel Destino, a sex hotel in Northern Brazil, is run by the hot-headed Elias and his restless wife, Dayana. When a young gang member on the run named Heraldo stays at the motel, Dayana becomes intrigued with him. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.
Motel Destino (2024) is a thriller, drama and romance film directed by Karim Aïnouz, released on August 22, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção and Renan Capivara. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 69 ratings.
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Iago Xavier
as Heraldo
Nataly Rocha
as Dayana
Fábio Assunção
as Elias
Renan Capivara
as Jorge
Fabíola Líper
as Bambina
Isabela Catão
as Marta
Yuri Yamamoto
as Môco
David Santos
as Rafael
Jupyra Carvalho
as Carol
Bertrand de Courville
as Maxime
Jan Moreira
as Ed
Edglê Lima
as Claudio
Directed by Karim Aïnouz, written by Wislan Esmeraldo, Mauricio Zacharias and Karim Aïnouz, produced by Fabiano Gullane, Janaina Bernardes and André Novis.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 69 ratings.
Twenty year old “Heraldo” (Iago Xavier) is hoping to leave his seaside Brazilian home and head to São Paolo and make a fresh start. Thing is, his elder brother “Jorge” (Renan Capivara) and he owe the local queenpin “Bambina” (Fabiola Liper) one last favour. “Heraldo” goes out and gets laid in the town’s knocking-shop-cum-motel and awakens to discover that his brother tried to do the job en seul and, well now the…
Reviewed on March 2, 2025
They say sex sells, and that’s certainly true for this film noir erotic thriller from Brazil in which passionate stirrings pervade virtually every aspect of the narrative. In this latest offering from writer-director Karim Aïnouz, the filmmaker tells a story largely cut from the same cloth as “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946, 1981) but with supercharged volumes of high-octane sexuality splashed all over it.…
Reviewed on January 25, 2026
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The main cast of Motel Destino (2024) includes Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção, Renan Capivara and Fabíola Líper. The film was directed by Karim Aïnouz. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Motel Destino was released on August 22, 2024 and runs for 1h 55m.
Motel Destino (2024) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 69 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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