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...

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the...

When Alex and Eva choose to exchange vows at the very spot they first crossed paths, a series of hilarious missteps derails their journey to the...

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in...

Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son...

A public relations man is invited to guide an American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. He gets involved in the most bizarre...

Gledson is a lonely worker who left his hometown with the dream of becoming an actor in Rio de Janeiro. Tormented by vague memories of his past, he...

The river is not the same. It has turned into contaminated mud. Residents of a fishing village face an uncertain future after the dam burst. Yara and...

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way....

Marina Lenk is an experienced Ornamental Jumping athlete. However, an attack of Tinnitus — an unbearable ringing sound in the ears —...

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move...

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...

Homeless children in the slums of Rio are driven out of their temporary shelters by ruthless gangsters in this somber drama. The kids survive by...

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the...

A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and...

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums...