Midnight

Original title: O Primeiro Dia

1998
R
1h 15m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

780

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama

On December 31st of 1999, the destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.On December 31st of 1999, the destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.On December 31st of 1999, the destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

780

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 11 nominations

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8/10

The last day of 1999. Someone must live. Someone must die.

"Midnight" is a powerful Brazilian drak drama with a minimal script and a gritty shoot in the slums of Rio which tells a man and a woman on a collision course with destiny. The film does not explain itself and leaves the audience to voyeuristically witness the the plight of the characters while not bothering with the "why" of it all. Artfully done, technically sound, "Midnight" is an intense 70 minute watch which will be most appreciated by foreign film fans.