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 sectio…
, Anna Smith called it a “powerful addition” to this year’s Venice with a “gripping premise.”
The story follows an imprisoned teen who tries to escape, but 18-year-old Mateus isn’t in a conventional prison: he’s working at a junkyard in Brazil’s São Paulo when his new boss, Luca , locks him and his co-workers into the complex, playing mind games and demanding long hours. While some try to run for it, Mateus develops a strategy which involves impressing the boss and becoming his right hand man.
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