Movies

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...

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some...

A poor family, lives in a city near Salvador. The father is cleaner and, mother and daughter help making small services. Until they decide to try the...

Experimental documentary about the life and work of obscure samba musician Vassourinha (1923-1942), born in São Paulo, who only recorded six...

It's Friday night. Pedro and Anastácia are at home, like millions of other couples in São Paulo. Locked away in the living room of...

Aurélia is a young black woman who works at a factory and lives in a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo, whose boyfriend...

In the 1980s, in the city of Recife, a thief who steals film footage — popularly known as the "O Bandido da Sétima Luz" —...

The cultural differences between the several generations of the rural maracatu: an afro-indigenous ritual which originated in the sugar mills of the...

A woman ready to move away from Brazil is kidnapped by her jealous ex-lover.

A road movie inside a film set starring four fake blondes on the run.

Sound Letter is an experimental documentary that investigates the sensory identity of the city of São Paulo. Far from following a conventional...

The film tells the story of Cristório, a fisherman from Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão, who lost his young son when he was...

The documentary’s starting point is the discovery and restoration of a rare and unknown photography reel reproduced from a mutoscope film, made...

In an old mansion, an old lady and her young goddaughter prepare to receive a mysterious visitor who will fulfill an old wish.

The story of a burglary and its tragic aftereffects.

Rubens, a powerful gangster, decides to take his last big blow with the help of his adopted daughter Leônia. But not everything goes as planned...

Through archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, this documentary presents the story of the historical movie theaters located on the...

Documentary about São Paulo samba musician Germano Mathias.