Slow like honey and heavy with mood — to quote Fiona Apple, though she left out the relevant descriptors “oozy” and “sticky” — “Motel Destino” is correspondingly light on plot ...

Shot between his directing Alicia Vikander in “Firebrand” and Kristen Stewart in “Rosebushpruning,” “Motel Destino,” which bows in Cannes Competition on May 22, can be seen as a return ...

Motel Destino, directed by Karim Aïnouz, begins with a burst of energy and intrigue, setting up a promising neo-noir thriller set against the vibrant backdrop of Northeastern Brazil. The film ...

In the vivid, neon-soaked world of love motels, or places of sexual exchange, Karim Aïnouz’s “Motel Destino” emerges as a striking exploration of desire and desperation. Premiering at the ...

Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz delivers a tropical take on film noir in “Motel Destino”, an erotic thriller set on the sun-bleached shores of Northeastern Brazil. Aïnouz tells us why his ...

Fear and loathing in coastal ­Brazil, courtesy of this erotic noir from Karim Ainouz that plays ... her to a beachside love hotel called Motel Destino. He wakes in a panic, realising he’s ...

Karim Aïnouz is not quite the man you would ... the sordidly incoming Motel Destino. That is a silly thing to say. Many are the horror directors who chortle over hot chocolate.

The Match Factory has closed major international deals for Karim Aïnouz’s neon-noir thriller “Motel Destino,” which premiered in the Official Selection in Competition to a 14-minute standing ovation ...