Imagination beats budget in ‘The Blue Trail,’ a scrappy sci-fi dystopia about an elder on the run

Tereza is right to be worried. In this not-so-distant future Brazil, these honors given to the elderly and impoverished serve the same cruel purpose as the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear under Hitler. They signify that Tereza is no longer seen as a person, but simply as a number – her age, 77 – and will be sent to a retirement facility that is essentially a one-way trip. While the benefit to others isn’t stated, it seems likely someone younger will take over her home and job.








