.jpg)
Synopsis
“Remember when we talked about being alone in the world?” Sara is a genderfluid blue-collar worker who lives as her male birth identity Robson by day while caring for her religious grandmother in Sobradinho, a small town in northeast Brazil. Daniel, who teaches in a police academy in southern metropolis Curitiba, has been placed on unpaid leave after a violent incident that’s all over the news. Tense and tightly wound, he comes from a long line of police and military men, including his ailing father with whom he is tender and patient, displaying none of the machismo his work demands. The only thing holding him together is his online romance with Sara, whom he has never met in person. When she suddenly disappears, Daniel drives 2,000 miles across Brazil to find her, and what follows is a journey of the heart that will change Sara and Daniel forever. Boasting lush cinematography and a haunting atmospheric score, Private Desert is a swooning sun-baked romance, a powerful examination of masculinity, and a triumphant affirmation of queer love and humanity at a moment when LGBTQ+ rights are dangerously imperiled across the globe and in Brazil in particular, where annual recorded numbers of fatal violence against trans and queer people continues to be the highest of any other country in the world.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $1,008 (3.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 18.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 95.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $33,450 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) | 14,901 | $32,681 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) | 29,391 | $1,733 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) | 29,368 | $34,414 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) | 6,366 | $32,681 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 26th, 2022 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Private Desert |
| International Releases: | July 8th, 2022 (Limited) (Portugal)
September 16th, 2022 (Limited), released as Desierto particular (Spain) November 17th, 2022 (Limited), released as My Private Desert (Germany) September 6th, 2023 (Limited) (France) January 11th, 2024 (Limited) (Italy) ... Show all releases |
| Running Time: | 120 minutes |
| Comparisons: | Create your own comparison chart… |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Kino Lorber |
| Production Countries: | Brazil, Portugal |
| Languages: | Portuguese |