Synopsis
An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.
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Cast
- Christian MalheirosMateus
- Rodrigo SantoroLuca
- Bruno RochaSamuel
- Lucas OranmianIsaque
- Vitor JulianEzequiel
- Cecília Homem de MelloShirley
- André Abujamra
- Josias Duarte
- Dirce Thomaz
- Jheysson Acalá
Recommendations
- 98
TheWrap
Moratto’s concise firecracker of a movie is straightforward in its soul-crushing blows and an essential piece of social-realist cinema for our times. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This could have been a thriller, but thrills are cheap and Moratto aims for something more documentative, sombre and meditative. It’s about paying debts and the illusionary concept of freedom. - 88
Washington Post
7 Prisoners is an angry film, but Moratto, crucially, reserves his most intense judgment for an inhumane system, not the characters who are trapped by it, each in different ways. - 83
The Playlist
The tightly wound human drama increases to a boiling point that simmers all the way to the credits. - 80
Screen Daily
This impressive feature from Alexandre Moratto takes the topic of modern-day enslavement as a jumping-off point for a morality tale which gets increasingly knotty and satisfying as it goes on. - 80
The Guardian
With a Brechtian approach that compels the viewer to question both their own ethical assumptions and tacit complicity in a worldwide consumerist culture that exploits people all over the planet, 7 Prisoners is deeply uncomfortable but utterly compelling viewing. - 80
Los Angeles Times
While 7 Prisoners doesn’t pack many surprises, it is remarkably well drawn, featuring gripping performances and a vividly squalid setting. - 75
IndieWire
7 Prisoners is mostly powered by the natural tension of its premise, which is simple and gripping and develops along a linear arc from bad to worse.
