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Turistas [videorecording] / Fox Atomic and 2929 Productions present a Stone Village Pictures/BoZ Productions production ; produced by Marc Butan ... [and others] ; written by Michael Arlen Ross ; directed by John Stockwell.

Summary:

Americans Alex, Bea and Amy along with Brits Finn and Liam and Australian traveler Pru are together on a cross country bus in Brazil. After a near-fatal crash, all six are thrown together fighting for their survival. Further mishaps occur when the locals deprive them of their belongings & processions. Searching for any sympathetic police, they meet familiar face Kiko. He offers to lead them to sanctuary. Upon reaching their destination, Amy soon vanishes. Only then do they discover that their savior offering shelter is an operator in the black market specializing in running human organs. They find unwilling donors to benefit their misfortune countrymen. In their captor's eyes foreigners are using the Brazilian people and for this explotation, these touristas will come under the Zamora's surgeon's scalpel.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: Side A: Rated version; audio commentary; deleted scenes ; Side B: Unrated version; "The bloody truth" the special effects of 'Turistas'" featurette; "Out of breathe: underwater production" featurette.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Enrique Chediak ; editor, Jeff McEvoy ; music, Paul Haslinger ; costume designer, Bia Salgado ; production designer, Marlise Storchi ; visual effects supervisor, Eric Grenaudier.
Participant or Performer Note:
Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew, Beau Garrett, Max Brown, Agles Steib, Miguel Lunardi.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: (Side A) R; for strong graphic violence and disturbing content, sexuality, nudity, drug use and language. (Side B) Unrated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
Language Note:
English (Dolby 5.1), French (Dolby surround) or Spanish (Dolby surround), French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Tourists > Brazil > Drama.
Bus accidents > Brazil > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Brazil > Drama.
Police > Brazil > Drama.
Black marketeers > Brazil > Drama.
Exploitation > Drama.
Brazil > Drama.
Travelers > Brazil > Drama.
Criminal psychology > Brazil > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Thriller > Feature.
Horror > Feature.
Crime > Feature.
Drama.
Video recordings.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Upper Skagit Library TUR 1013357 New DVD Available -


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