A bold Brazilian odyssey. A 75-year-old woman escapes surveillance and forced retirement, taking a boat through the Amazon to chase her dream of flight. A tender, defiant journey of resistance, rebellion, and self-discovery.
Tereza (Denise Weinberg), 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to “enjoy” their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth.
Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate, instead embarking on a transformative journey through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon to fulfil one last wish before her freedom is taken away—a decision that will change her destiny forever.
Political and unsentimental yet profoundly human, The Blue Trail is a transfixing hallucinatory journey you won’t easily forget.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Starring: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro & Miriam Socarras
Year: 2025
Language: In Portuguese with English subtitles
Country: Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
Running time: 1hr 26mins