Midnight

From Walter Salles, director of 1998's CENTRAL STATION, and his frequent collaborator Daniela Thomas, comes this minor but touching tale of death and salvation at the dawn of the new millennium. It's December 31, 1999, and time is running out for two Brazilians separated by class and circumstances, but united by chance during the final moments of the 20th century. As the rest of Rio de Janeiro prepares for the party of a lifetime, Joao (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos), a prisoner, strikes a bargain with the corrupt prison guards. They'll help him escape, but Joao must agree to kill his old friend Chico (Matheus Nachtergaele), a police snitch who's been naming names and se...