#POLISH PREMIERE | fear and terror | thriller | Brazil | violence | class discrimination | macabre | South America | eat the rich | trauma | armored car | Brazilian countryside | mansion | acres | exploitation | frustration | rebellion | workers | brutality | violence | suspense | reverse home invasion | realistic murder | death | for viewers with nerves of steel
PROPERTY
thriller | Brasil | 2022
World premiere: International Film Festival Rio de Janeiro 2022
Polish premiere: Splat!FilmFest
HARROWING AND REALISTIC REVERSE HOME INVASION THRILLER
Tereza has been assaulted. She was left traumatized after seeing her abuser die catching a police bullet. After this event, she cannot pull herself together. She does not leave the house. She suffers from panic attacks. Her husband tries to help by purchasing an armored car and convincing her to visit the family estate in the Brazilian countryside, which is surrounded by acres of land. There, Tereza is to regain her peace of mind and rebuild a sense of security. Meanwhile, the farm workers are tired of being exploited. Frustration has been building up within them for years, and a wave of layoffs has led to the eruption of a repressed sense of injustice. The arrival of the “upper class” will awaken the workers’ desire for murder. Her armored car might prove to be Tereza’s only refuge from their anger and bloodlust.
“Property” is a thriller that is shocking in its brutality, with visceral scenes of violence that will tie you up in knots and tension built skillfully from the first scene all the way to the finale. It’s an inventive thriller with a cleverly subverted home invasion theme, where the pile of corpses grows at an alarming rate and each death evokes disgust because of its gnarly realism. Daniel Bandeira’s social commentary on the dramatic gap between the quality of life of the rich and the underprivileged is subtle and does not overpower the genre components. “Property” introduces fresh and unexpected elements into its narrative, making it a strikingly original experience. The film premiered at this year’s Berlinale, where some members of the audience walked out during the screening. “Property” is a thriller for viewers with nerves as strong as steel. Or an armored car.
director: Daniel Bandeira
screenwriter: Daniel Bandeira
photography: Matheus Farias
editor: Pedro Sotero
music: Caio Domingues, Nicolau Domingues
duration: 1h 40min
language: Portugese
subtitles: English, Polish
recommended age: 18+
