Paulo Caldas

6.9 Movie1942, 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...

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

2005

7.3 MovieA Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.

Perfumed Ball

1997

5.2 MovieJéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she...

Happy Desert

2007

5.9 MovieA documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.

Acqua Movie

2019

6.5 MovieA documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to...

The Little Prince's Rap Against The Wicked Souls

2000

9.0 MovieFlavia Ribeiro meets 8 female ex-offenders with whom she helped as a volunteer in the Women's Chain, city of Santos. Together, in a inhospitable and precarious space,...

Prison Flowers

2019

6.0 MovieA 10-part documentary about 10 Brazilian filmmakers: Linduarte Noronha, Jorge Furtado, Ruy Guerra, Murilo Salles, Paulo Caldas, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, David...

A Linguagem do Cinema

2001

10.0 MovieA film that portrays the anguish of an artist on the day of the presidential elections in Brazil in 2018.

Tropical Abyss

2019

7.0 MovieIt follows the events linked to a murder-suicide along the banks of the Capibaribe River, combining elements of suspense with a social portrayal of the city.

Death on the Capibaribe River

MoviePassages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television,...

Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography

2019

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Saudade

2017

MovieRoberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.

País do Desejo

2012

MovieEdmundo is the caretaker of a ranch in São Paulo. He lives isolated in nature. His mother's presence haunts him with poetry and memories of the hinterland where he...

Atmosfera

2023

MovieThe trajectory of one of the greatest circus masters in Brazil, Zé Wilson, returning to his hometown, in the hinterland of Alagoas, when, together with his troupe, he...

O Circo Voltou

2021

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

O Bandido da Sétima Luz

1986