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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Netflix drama '7 Prisoners' looks at enslavement in Brazil. Its director hopes for global action
November 22, 2021
For Brazilian American filmmaker Alexandre Moratto, a little deceit — born of a zeal for film — was necessary to make a life-altering creative connection. While studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2007, Moratto met Iranian American director Ramin Bahrani, who was searching for assistance in casting the Latino parts in his project “Goodbye Solo.”
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APPLE PODCASTS: 7 Prisoners with Alexandre Moratto and Victoria Hochberg (Ep. 322)
October 20, 2021
Director Alexandre Moratto discusses his new film, 7 Prisoners, with fellow director Victoria Hochberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles.
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DEADLINE: ‘7 Prisoners’: Director Alexandre Moratto On His Compelling Tale Of “Human Trafficking And Modern-Day Enslavement” — TIFF Studio
September 16, 2021
In the drama 7 Prisoners, a poor, young man from rural Brazil gets a shot at what sounds like a solid opportunity—a job at a metal scrapyard in São Paulo, earning enough money to help support his mother and sisters back home. Matheus (Christian Malheiros) and a small group of teenagers in similar economic circumstances head to the big city, but when they get there a nightmare awaits.
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DEADLINE: WME Signs ‘7 Prisoners’ Director Alexandre Moratto
September 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the Venice Film Festival world premiere of his upcoming drama, 7 Prisoners, director Alexandre Moratto has been signed by WME. The Netflix title is in the Horizons Extra section here and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Alexandre Moratto on Why He Focused on Modern-Day Slavery in Fest Entry ‘7 Prisoners’
September 2, 2021
The Brazilian-American helmer also discusses casting a real-life victim of human trafficking and how a white lie in college helped him land his mentor and producer, Ramin Bahrani.