Turistas
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| Turistas | |
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 Promotional poster for Turistas |
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| Directed by | John Stockwell |
| Produced by | Marc Butan John Stockwell Scott Steindorff Bo Zenga Todd Wagner Mark Cuban Elaine Dysinger Rick Dallago Kent Kubena Scott LaStaiti |
| Written by | Michael Arlen Ross |
| Starring | Josh Duhamel Melissa George Olivia Wilde Desmond Askew Beau Garrett Max Brown Agles Steib Miguel Lunardi |
| Music by | Paul Haslinger |
| Cinematography | Enrique Chediak Peter Zuccarini - underwater |
| Editing by | Jeff McEvoy |
| Distributed by | Fox Atomic |
| Release date(s) | December 1, 2006 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Turistas is a 2006 vacation horror film, directed by John Stockwell.
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[edit] Brief Synopsis
Michael Arlen Ross wrote the screenplay about a group of young backpackers whose vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian island that holds an ominous secret. The group consists of three Americans: brother and sister Alex and Bea, and Amy, Bea's best friend. Pru, an Australian tourist, joins the group as do British tourists Finn and Liam. The group meets a Brazilian teenager, Kiko, and befriends him. Kiko rescues the tourists from a group of furious Brazilians, and leads them to a safe-house deep in the jungle; however, it turns out that the safehouse is not as safe as they all had thought.
[edit] Repercussions
- In Brazil the movie has already started to create polemics and anger because of the clichés, stereotypes and unreal scenes that try to represent the dangers of the country[1][2].
- The American actor Josh Duhamel apologized to the Brazilian government and to the Brazilian people during The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC talk show, saying that it's not the intention of the movie to stop tourists from visiting Brazil.[3].
- In the website ParadiseBrazil a fake travel warning (simulating the warnings of the US Bureau of Consular Affairs) raised hundreds of indignant complaints from Brazilians.
- As a response to the Turistas film, the brazilian humour site charges.com.br made a charge (Turistas 2) in satirical tone, showing Arab tourists going to US and been mistakenly put in prison as terrorists.
[edit] Detailed synopsis (with spoilers)
Alex and Bea are American siblings and very close. With them they've brought Bea's best friend, Amy. Alex is unsophisticated and inexperienced, but intelligent and strong. He is extremely suspicious and believes every rumor and urban legend he's heard about bad things happening to tourists in foreign lands. Amy and Bea, meanwhile, are younger and carefree. They've always dreamed of going to exotic places and are up for any adventure in this new world; they want to experience the land as the natives do. Bea wants to be a photographer, especially of foreign cultures (this gets her into trouble early in the film).
Bea and Amy talk Alex into taking a bus to Southern Brazil, even though he thinks its safer to fly. On the bus, Alex starts freaking out because the bus driver is driving recklessly and fast. Bea tells him to be quiet and relax, and that the man knows what he's doing. However, the driver soon loses control of the bus as he swerves to avoid hitting a group of young boys. The bus tips on its side, teetering over a cliff, and the passengers jump out just before it rolls miles down the cliff, ending up totally destroyed.
As the passengers are sitting by the side of the road, waiting for the next bus, they learn that it won't come for hours. Bea takes the opportunity to photograph a young child sitting on the road. The parent of the child spots her doing this and runs up, screaming at her in Portuguese. Bea backs off and tries to apologize, but the man will not be placated. An Australian tourist, Pru, steps in and calms the tensions - she speaks fluent Portuguese. Pru explains to the American trio that there are rumors of children being stolen by visiting Americans. The father was afraid that Bea was taking pictures of the child to give to a slave-trader.
The foursome encounters two British tourists, Finn and Liam. The pair is out looking to sleep with as many beautiful Brazilian women as they can. The group hears of a cabana bar at the nearby beach and heads over to check it out, rather than sit and wait for the bus. The bar turns out to be everything they'd hoped for, with exotic drinks and beautiful locals dancing and partying. The group makes friends with a fun native teenager named Kiko, as well as some other tourists at the bar. The party rages on well into the night. As the evening continues, the group starts to get heavier on their feet and increasingly disoriented; soon, everything goes black.
The group wakes up alone on a beach. Their passports, money, identification and all of their possessions are gone, and two of the other tourists they met at the bar have vanished entirely. The group, terrified and in shock, finds their way into the town. Alex spots his stolen cap on the head of a local child, and demands to know where their stuff was taken. A fight breaks out, and Kiko appears and rescues the group.
Kiko tells them that there is a safehouse in the jungle where they will be protected. He offers to lead them through the jungle to the safehouse. The group agrees, looking for a place to hide out from the strangely hostile locals.
Kiko leads them deep into the jungle. They see amazing things like underground natural caverns and towering forests. Alex is still suspicious, but since he has no other options, gives in. Finally, they reach the safe-house, and the tourists discover that they are not meant to leave the jungle alive.
[edit] Cast
- Josh Duhamel as Alex
- Melissa George as Pru
- Olivia Wilde as Bea
- Desmond Askew as Finn
- Beau Garrett as Amy
- Max Brown as Liam
- Agles Steib as Kiko
- Miguel Lunardi as Dr. Zamora
- Jorge Só as Bus Driver
- Cristiani Aparecida as Native Beauty
- Lucy Ramos as Arolea
- Andréa Leal as Camila
- Diego Santiago as Jacaré
- Marcão as Ranan
- Miguelito Acosta as Jamoru
[edit] References
- ^ The blog of Marcelo Tas, a Brazilian journalist and TV host (in Portuguese)
- ^ Article published on O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper (in Portuguese)
- ^ Article published on O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper (in Portuguese)
