Neighboring Sounds

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Neighboring Sounds

2012

2h 11m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Life in a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, takes a turn for the better when a security firm moves in and brings a sense of safety to the residents.

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An outstanding feature debut for director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Neighbouring Sounds takes a delightfully dark -- and wholly absorbing -- look at human nature.

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Tony Rayns

Sight & Sound

Nov 3, 2020

It could be the best 'noises-off' movie since Bong Joonho's debut feature Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), which it in some ways resembles.

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 3, 2020

It is a rare film that makes open-ended ambivalence so explosively gripping, but Filho pulls it off with great panache and even greater promise.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Apr 5, 2013

5/5

One of the strongest feature debuts of the last decade ...

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Marcelo Paredes

Cinencuentro

Aug 24, 2026

Neighboring Sounds finds its strength in observing this contradiction, because the greater the effort to feel protected, the more perceptible the threats, desires, and ghosts that haunt those who inhabit these places become. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Feb 23, 2026

4/5

A real discovery of the new wave of Brazilian cinema. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Aug 18, 2024

3/5

Neighboring Sounds is a handsome, but lethargic tale of urban cacophony.

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acsdoug D

@acsdoug Jul 22, 2025

So dull. So very, very dull.

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Alexsander F

@Aelxs Jul 19, 2025

A sensational film that chronicles everyday life in Brazil.

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Kim J

@amana Sep 27, 2022

This are impecable!!

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May 24, 2020

The contemplative experience is lost in a superficial and extremely pretentious plot to seek prominence in the "sounds around".

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nefasto r

@Nefasto Jul 15, 2019

Neighboring sounds, neighboring lights and neighboring class fights. This should be the full title of this realistic look into a Recife street and its people, in Brazil. Overlong, but overall the film is an interesting and artistic view into the sociology and problems of an entire country (and many more).

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Sep 16, 2016

O som ao redor(2012) Kleber Mendonça Filho estabelece uma relação de extrema honestidade e confiança com o espectador.

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Synopsis

Life in a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, takes a turn for the better when a security firm moves in and brings a sense of safety to the residents.

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producer: Emilie Lesclaux
Screenwriter: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production Co: Hubert Bals Fund, Vitrine Filmes, CinemaScópio Produções
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2013
Runtime: 2h 11m

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