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| Portuguese | Corrida dos Bichos |
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| Edited by | Lucas Gonzaga |
| Music by | Antonio Pinto |
Production company | O2 Filmes |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Animal Race (Portuguese: Corrida dos Bichos) is an upcoming Brazilian science fiction film directed by Fernando Meirelles, Rodrigo Pesavento and Ernesto Solis, co-written by Solis and Rodrigo Lages. It is set in a dystopian Rio de Janeiro, where the sea has dried up and the city has taken on a new geographic configuration. [1]
It stars Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Bruno Gagliasso, Grazi Massafera, Seu Jorge e Leandro Firmino. [2]
The film is scheduled to be release by Prime Video in Brazil in 2026.
In a dark future, Rio de Janeiro faces a radical transformation after the disappearance of the sea. In this new scenario, the city hosts a brutal competition known as the "Beasts Racing" in which people from marginalized classes, called "Bichos" (slang for animals) are used by tycoons as pawns in million-dollar gambling. A courageous young man enters the racing with the goal of saving his sister's life, confronting the oppressive system and putting his own life at risk. [3]