Dionísio Azevedo Movies

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint...

Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul...

A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's...

This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit...

Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.

On the eve of the premiere of a theatrical superproduction in the city of São Paulo, the assembly team performs the last dress rehearsal. But,...

Four couples go to a country seat. One of the girls is still a virgin, and his boyfriend proposes a game which changes the group behavior.

Hillbilly has one single dream in life: eat beef. He finds a little maid who's anxious to marry, and promises him: in their wedding party, her father...

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil.

'Bruce' goes to head with bandits who are terrorising and murdering villagers.

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of...

The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.