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The Blue Trail

Directed by Gabriel Mascaro

2025Feature90 minBrazilPG

Ordered to a senior colony at 77, a woman refuses and sets off on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny.

StatusIn cinemas
ReleaseApril 3, 2026
Runtime90 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screens3 upcoming

Synopsis

To maximize economic productivity, the Brazilian government orders elderly people to move to remote housing colonies. A 77-year-old woman refuses and embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.

The director

Gabriel Mascaro

Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist from Recife. His features Neon Bull (2015) and Divine Love (2019) established him as one of Latin America's most distinctive voices. The Blue Trail won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Berlinale.

Press

“The Blue Trail deservedly won the prestigious Silver Bear award at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.”
The New Classical FM
“a very funny and timely film”
Afro Toronto
“an encouraging reminder that age doesn’t dictate how anyone should live their life.”
That Shelf
“There is such a phenomenon as a “fun” dystopian film!”
A Little Birdie Told Me

On screens

Already played at 42 cinemas in Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Windsor, London, Montréal, Stratford, Yellowknife, Victoria, Salmon Arm and more.

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