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In 1985, a daring worker of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Brazil denounced a massacre in the lawless region of Corumbiara. The investigations turned to a series of indigenous genocides in the area. Spanning 20 years, the film shows the search for proof and the version of the survivors, when they were finally found, hiding in the forest, terrified of white men.
On September 6, 2021, private security guards burned down a Guarani Kaiowá house at the Ava'te Tekoha ("place for living the culture") in the Dourados Indigenous Reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul. The act was captured on video by the Guarani Kaiowá.
Don't be impressed. I'm not just disgusting or stupid, believe me. There must be something admirable in all that I am. My story is about the great act and it begins with an invitation. One day Kaysa calls me and asks me: shall we dance? In fact, that seems to be something that all women like, dancing. I hope you know what dancing is...
Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines
Liz is surrounded by doubts and uncertainties. Introspective, she searches for the reason why her partner Miguel has gone. While looking for deep inside answers, she feels the need for emotional support from her younger sister Lara. Little by little, the connection between the two sisters becomes more intense. They both rethink their inner values and strengthen their love and admiration. But Lara keeps a secret that justifies Miguel's disappearence, while Liz observes the power of her empowerment sprout.
A couple face problems because he can no longer have sex with her. Always charged due to the lack of lust, he feels increasingly diminished in the relationship. That's when she presents a bold proposal: that they switch roles in sex, as a way of proving their commitment to the relationship.
Cêcil and Cecília, neighbors in a suburb, suffer daily from the challenges imposed by the Brazilian suburban condition. An unexpected meeting leads the two, newly introduced, to nurture a friendship separated by a wall.
Discover the trajectory of the artist Rubens Gerchman between 1963 and 1978. Learn more about the artistic creation and activism of a generation that was experiencing the hardest years of its political life
In 1996, during one of the biggest tropical storms ever to hit Rio de Janeiro, Ana and her firefighter team must evacuate a nursing home at risk of collapsing — but they soon discover the place’s mysterious residents have other plans with the arrival of the rain.
Institutional film made for Petrobras in 1958, through a public announcement, about the company's actions for the training of technicians specialized in petroleum engineering.
A documentary about football players in the low divisions of Brazilian football.
Sabino, born Portuguese, has lived in Brazil since he was a child. He has a twin brother who lives in Lisbon and writes inviting him to go to Portugal.
AVE is on their way back from a party and, while trying to rest in the train car home, ends up crossing paths with a very peculiar figure: their own unconscious.
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
Recorded in Rio de Janeiro on September 17 and 18, 2002
In the middle of the night, two friends return to their old school.
São Paulo is a complex city. So complex, that when stories based on true elements mix with fiction, it's hard to know which is which.
Lucas devotes his life to church work after a tragedy. When an exorcism case gets out of control, he has to figure out who is under the Devil's influence.
The story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil.
Evandro Souza is an engineer and travels for the first time to the interior of the country, in the village of Barreira Pequé, on the banks of the Araguaia River. He begins to make friends with the natives of the region, like Marão, but what he did not expect was to be involved in a murder. Evandro was the only witness to the crime committed by Marão, however, when questioned, he does not know what to say. Until there is a meeting between Evandro, Marão and the local corporal.
After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô, Mayor Cisso's wife and tortures her.
Pirola is a poor guy who lives with his son Ze in a hovel on his boss's farm. One day, Pirola is surprised by the visit of an old friend who, feeling that the hour of his death approaches, decides to present him with a bag full of money.
In this short drama and intense psychological horror film, the young Arthur demonstrates that it is possible to cope with his problems in the worst possible way.
When Amadeus Klein loses the one person he loves to the brutality of an authoritarian nation, he must focus all his genius into a new project that could bring him back some happiness amidst such a chaotic world.
An inspiring 75min DIY documentary film on new art and the young artists behind it. It was all filmed on the heat of live action of the first NOVA Contemporary Culture Festival, July and August 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil.
In a casual reunion, ex-lovers are faced with unexpected residues from the past.
Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.
Apiyemiyekî? addresses the genocide of the Waimiri-Atroari people in 1970s, when during the Brazilian dictatorship indigenous lands in the mid-west were invaded for the construction of the national road BR-174 and the installation of a mining company. Illustrations about the period, created by the indigenous population, including children, reveal a traumatic history, referring us to the present day.
For Lete, only excess can bring back the memories she does not want to forget. But if you take away the illusion of a person, only emptiness remains.
A stripper is arrested for killing her gigolo who exploited her as a prostitute under the name of Karina. Her despair turns to ardent passion when she meets a lady lawyer who promises her that she will be able to get her out of jail very quickly. But both ladies will have to fight an outlaw who will do whatever he can to possess Karina.
DOLORES tells the story of a young woman of Scottish descent who returns to the Argentine pampas after her sister dies, to take care of her eight-year-old nephew- but drawn also by the juvenile love she still feels for her English brother-in-law, Jack. Her love story develops in the context of the onset of World War II: while the echoes of war get ever closer, the dispute between Germans and Anglos turns personal when Dolores is seduced by a neighbouring landowner of German descent, Octavio Brandt- he becomes an unexpected love, and from now on Dolores is torn between Octavio and Jack, as Argentina changes for ever. In a society dominated by men, Dolores must now also forge her unique destiny.
It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.
Irene is a lonely 50-year-old ornithologist who, during secret research in the rainforest, immerses herself in a sensory journey to rescue her desires, facing her dilemmas that confront the illegal trafficking of wild birds.
Set in a lavish mansion deep in the forest of Rio de Janeiro, inexperienced babysitter Livia is tasked with caring for 9-year-old Klaus for one night. What begins as a simple job spirals into a Gothic story of secrets and suspense.
Anxious to please his boss, Roberto agrees to host the chief's lover in his own home, unaware of the problems this could cause among his family.
Through the investigation of crimes committed by Brazilian politicians, a vigilante officer encounters an unlikely love and is faced with the recurring question of our imagination as a nation: is there anyone who is not corruptible in this country?
Gustave is a photographer who makes pictures of nude male bodies in public spaces in São Paulo. One night, Pedro goes with him, without yet knowing whether he will be part of the project. This vast city will be witness.
Imagine Dragons headlined and closed Rock in Rio 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 6th, delivering a high-energy pop rock performance for a passionate crowd. The setlist included hits like "Believer," "Radioactive," and "Thunder," with some songs cut due to a curfew for the subsequent fireworks display
The year was 1941, and the world was on the brink of war. In an effort to improve relations between the Americas, the Roosevelt administration called upon one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers to embark on a special goodwill tour. Written and directed by Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and produced by Kuniko Okubo, the documentary WALT & EL GRUPO chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.
In the story, adapted from a text created for the theater, you will meet a couple who, upon waking up, discover that their entire day is written, like a script. The way they deal with this situation encourages us to question destiny, the search for happiness and that old idea of escaping, whenever possible, from routine.
Docudrama on labor mobilizations in the beginning of the 20th century in Brazil, led by union organizations with anarcho-socialist influence. Using fictional resources and historical archives, the film reconstructs an important part of the memory of Brazilian unionism and its biggest strikes, establishing a dialogue between different working generations.
