Anselmo Vasconcelos

A Viagem de Volta

Emiliano Ribeiro

Anselmo Vasconcelos, Nelson Dantas

Nova Amsterdam

Edson Soares

Leonardo Miggiorin, Anselmo Vasconcelos

The arrival of the West Indian Companies to Natal in the XVII century is just the beginning of this violent story that pushes Bernarda and her family to run away from the city and from the invasion. In the Potengi Mill she meets the foreman's son Rafael and they immediately discover a passionate love. It will give them the force to try to survive during those violent years triggered by Jacob Rabbí, a German assigned by Prince John Maurice of Nassau to command the conquest.

Cinema em 7 Cores

Felipe Tostes, Rafaela Dias

Karim Aïnouz, Monique Lafond

Cinema in 7 Colors traces an historical panorama of how the queer people were portrayed in the Brazilian silver screens, from its origin in the chanchadas of the 1950s up to the present day. The film investigates the origins of the prejudices, stereotypes, as well as the importance of the identification with constructive representations of these characters.

Eles não usam black-tie

Leon Hirszman

Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.

Desvios

Pedro Guindani

Rafael Mentges, Anselmo Vasconcelos

Bar Esperança

Hugo Carvana

Marília Pêra, Hugo Carvana

A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. Among its costumers, we find Ana, an actress, and her husband Zeca, a writer in crisis about his work.

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria

Hugo Carvana

Marco Nanini, Louise Cardoso

Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his untimely death. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women and idolized by his audience and friends. His contagious joy attracts the attention of American scientist Dr. Boris Lewitsky, who comes to Brazil in order to interview Apolônio's close friends and make them a most unusual offer concerning the remains of the late musician.

Tudo Bem

Arnaldo Jabor

Fernanda Montenegro, Paulo Gracindo

Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.

Peacetime

Daniel Filho

Dan Stulbach, Tony Ramos

Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United States and opens a brief period of democratic rule after the end of World War 2. For years, hundreds of people were arrested and tortured by the Vargas regime. But with the external pressure, several political prisoners gain freedom.

República dos Assassinos

Miguel Faria Jr.

Tarcísio Meira, Sandra Bréa

In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.

Quem matou Pixote?

José Joffily

Cassiano Carneiro, Luciana Rigueira

The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.

Amante Latino

Pedro Carlos Rovai

Sidney Magal, Angelina Muniz

O Bom Burguês

Oswaldo Caldeira

José Wilker, Betty Faria

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.

Se Segura, Malandro!

Hugo Carvana

Hugo Carvana, Denise Bandeira

Paulo Otávio is the host of a pirate radio station on the slums of Rio de Janeiro. He struggles to mantain the station working, since the only help he's got comes from news reporter Calói. Their story goes beyond as the city starts to face a crime wave.

A Maldição do Sanpaku

José Joffily

Patricia Pillar, Felipe Camargo

Gafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving in the plot a former colleague, Poeta and his girlfriend Cris, a beautiful woman who brings in the eyes the mark of the tragedy.

Boca de Ouro

Daniel Filho

Marcos Palmeira, Sílvio Guindane

After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden teeth) gets multiple accounts of his life told to the press by his former lover.