Akin's Desert
5.9
Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.
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Bernard Lessa Director
First release October 3, 2024 · Produced in Brazil · Languages Pali, Portuguese
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Rede Filmes
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Ladart Filmes
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Brazil
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Original title
O Deserto de Akin
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Pali · Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · October 3, 2024
Premiere
Brazil · July 31, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
November 23, 2024 · Premiere · 11ª Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso
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