Private Desert fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Private Desert is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's romantic and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Private Desert is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and sexual content.
2 h 1 min
Private Desert runs 2 h 1 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Private Desert higher (79) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Portuguese, with some English. Produced in Brazil, Portugal, United States.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Private Desert in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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