HorrorThriller

Turistas

- There are some places tourists should never go

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Release Date : 2006-12-01

Language :EnglishPortuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 2929 ProductionsFox AtomicStone Village PicturesBoZ Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : Josh Duhamel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pru

Original Name : Melissa George

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bea

Original Name : Olivia Wilde

Gender : Female

Character Name : Finn

Original Name : Desmond Askew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Beau Garrett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liam

Original Name : Max Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kiko

Original Name : Agles Steib

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zamora

Original Name : Miguel Lunardi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Jorge Só

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native Beauty

Original Name : Cristiani Aparecida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arolea

Original Name : Lucy Ramos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Camila

Original Name : Andrea Watrouse

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacaré

Original Name : Diego Santiago

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ranan

Original Name : Marcão

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jamoru

Original Name : Miguelito Acosta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Vanessa Bueno

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Brazil Nuts! After their bus crashes while touring in Brazil, a group of young adults find themselves in a world of misery... Not ever likely to be watched by members of the Brazilian Tourist Board, Turistas (AKA: Paradise Lost) is a whole mixed bag of a movie. Narratively it has been done before, a bunch of pretty types end up coming face to face with criminals and psychopaths in a land they don't know and barely understand. The build up to the horror elements is slow, and for some horror fans it takes too long. Yet conversely it's good that the makers have afforded time for the characterisations to build, allowing for some humour, some drama and an insight into a multi national group dynamic. You may not much care what happens to them, but at least you know them! Actually filmed on location in Brazil, there's a lot of mother nature's natural beauty (and her tough terrain at times) on show, all neatly photographed by Enrique Chediak (28 Weeks Later/127 Hours). However, the trump card is the underwater sequences, which are superbly put together, including a thrilling extended chase sequence that lifts the film out of horror/thriller averageville. There's messages in the mix that valiantly try to make a point, but they get lost as things go a bit cuckoo. Yet there's enough good craft on show, and a horror sequence guaranteed to make you squirm, to make this worth a viewing. It is a good bit better than what some of the hate poured on it suggests, though the caveat is that horror fans should know it only gets into horror territory late in the day. 6/10