REVIEWS
"…we get the sense of violence as a pervasive force that cannot be denied or avoided. The film works well as a consideration of the awkwardness of dealing with the violence around us. Even if we consider ourselves external to it, the city insists that we all heed its notice." –
Edge Miami
"With stunning performances by its lead actors Marat Descartes and Ana Carbatti (the vigilant mother of the family), THE TENANTS is a tour-de-force of cinematic tension." –
Santa Barbara Independent
"Building tension throughout with stylish sequences that blend reality and fevered imagination, Sérgio Bianchi’s gripping domestic thriller offers a shrewd portrait of the social and psychological impact of urban violence, depicting a community beset yet also aroused by a permeating atmosphere of destruction.” –
Cinema St. Louis
"As the film's lead characters oscillate between isolation and paranoia, their spectator-based mode of engagement with the outside world reflect a larger, global split between the violence of those with power and the passivity of the ones who comprise all visible social narratives." –
BrazilNYC
“Simply the best movie we've ever seen on the subject of violence, fear and the human survival instinct.” -
Video TapeWorm
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Best Screenplay; Best Supporting Actress FESTIVAL DO RIO
OURENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TAORMINA FILM FESTIVAL
GASPARILLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
CINE LAS AMERICAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVALISSIMO
TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL
BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN ISRAEL
BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF MIAMI
PREM. BRAZIL BERLIN 2010
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE
CINE FEST PETROBAS BRAZIL-NY
