Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'O último azul' ('The Blue Trail')

Brazilian cinema has had a great 2025, with the country’s first Oscar win for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Best Director and Best Actor wins for The Secret Agent in Cannes. But before these milestones, Gabriel Mascaro (Neon Bull, Divine Love) kicked off the banner year for his country with O último azul (The Blue Trail), which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale.

Set in a near-future Brazil, The Blue Trail starts with a seemingly benevolent broadcast from the government, blaring out to the population that the elderly need to be looked after and that “the future is for everyone.”