Nice films with stories held in São Paulo
Three other lists for Brazilian movies:
Great movies about/in Rio de Janeiro
Some nice Brazilian movies
Best Brazilian documentaries
I have also made a list of Brazilian movies with up to three films representative of each state.
Add: "Dia estranho", from 2014, directed by Flávio Rossi, with the participation of Paulo Miklos (I give it a 7).
Great movies about/in Rio de Janeiro
Some nice Brazilian movies
Best Brazilian documentaries
I have also made a list of Brazilian movies with up to three films representative of each state.
Add: "Dia estranho", from 2014, directed by Flávio Rossi, with the participation of Paulo Miklos (I give it a 7).
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- DirectorLaís BodanzkyStarsRodrigo SantoroOthon BastosCássia KisA trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket. The marijuana cigarette is just the final drop that exposes the family tragedy. Send to a mental institution, Neto gets to know a completely absurd, inhumane reality in which the people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel institution system. The documentary type language used by the director give this movie a sensation of realty that increases even more the impact of the emotions Neto goes through. In the mental institution, Neto is forced to mature. The transformations that he goes through change this relations with his father.
- DirectorVicente AmorimStarsTsuyoshi IharaTakako TokiwaEiji OkudaIn 1945 the war was not over in Brazil: A death squad assassinated all the Japanese immigrants who accepted defeat.
- DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsJosé DumontAldo BuenoRafael de CarvalhoSão Paulo police mistakenly thinks a folk poet and singer is the same man who had stabbed his boss.
- DirectorLeon HirszmanStarsGianfrancesco GuarnieriFernanda MontenegroCarlos Alberto RiccelliUnion leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsRegina CaséHelena AlbergariaMichel JoelsasWhen the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
- DirectorDaniel RezendeStarsVladimir BrichtaLeandra LealTainá MüllerBased on a true story, "Bingo" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto is an actor hungry for a place in the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother, a stage artist in the 50's. While starring in soft porn and soap operas he finally gets the chance to conquer the crowds when he is cast as "BINGO", a television host clown. With his irreverent humor and natural talent, the show is a big hit, but a clause on his contract forbids him to reveal his true identity. Augusto becomes an anonymous celebrity. With makeup on, he brings happiness to children across the country but not to his own son Gabriel, that sees his father distancing himself in search of recognition. Filled with irony and humor and an exaggerated pop look from the backstage universe of the Brazilian 80's television, the film tells the incredible and surreal story of a man that whilst looking for his artistic value, finds his personal decay.
- DirectorMarina PersonStarsAren GalloCaio HorowiczCaio BlatSão Paulo, 1984. Estela gets through the troubled phase of adolescence. Sex, love, friendship; everything looks too complicated. Her personal refuge is her uncle Carlos and the trip to California, where he lives, is her biggest dream. But everything falls apart when he comes back weak and ill. Between crisis and discoveries, Estela has to face a reality that will definitely change her way of seeing the world.
- DirectorAlê CamargoA vampire tries to sleep, but a terrible predator approaches.An expressionist São Paulo!
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watch it here: http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=a_noite_do_vampiro - DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
- DirectorCao HamburgerStarsDiego KozievitchRosi CamposSérgio MambertiA young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful mages themselves, help him achieve that. Based on the award-winning Brazilian TV series.
- DirectorCao HamburgerStarsMichel JoelsasGermano HaiutDaniela PiepszykA boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
- DirectorBruno BarretoStarsLuis GustavoLuana PiovaniMarco RiccaA Romeo-and-Juliet kind of love affair. The difference here is what sets the two lovers apart: their soccer teams. Being a fan of Corinthians, Romeu has to fake he really likes Palmeiras, in order to gain Julieta's heart.
- DirectorGabriela AmaralStarsMurilo BenícioLuciana PaesIrandhir SantosThe tense survival tale is set over several late-night hours in a sparsely-peopled Brazilian restaurant. When an armed robbery interrupts an already-terse dynamic between boss and customer, a group of virtual strangers are tossed into a frantic fight for their lives.
- DirectorOtto GuerraStarsAntonio AbujamraMarco ArrudaJean-Claude BernardetInspired by the famous comics of cartoonist Laerte. The story merges the transition journey of the artist and the director, who faces death after being diagnosed with cancer.
- DirectorBeto BrantStarsLeonardo VillarHelio LahalZécarlos MachadoBrazil in the early 70s. Miguel, Eloi, Osvaldo and Paolo take part in armed attacks against the military dictatorship. They pay a heavy price with torture and arrest. Today the four friends still see each other. Only Miguel is politically active. On a photograph from a political meeting in Sao Paolo he recognises the policeman who tortured them 25 years ago and who was responsible for the death of Miguel's girlfriend. The policeman has been officially dead for a few years. On one of their fishing trips together, Miguel tells his friends of his discovery. When they hunt down and confront their nemesis they come into conflict with both themselves and each other.Part of the film happens in São Paulo and part of it in Minas Gerais.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsAry FrançaEtty FraserIsabela GuascoDurval and his mother Carmita live at the back of "Durval Discos", a record store they own in São Paulo, specializing in vinyl records. They lead a boring and unattractive life, until the day Durval hires a maid, Celia, to help his mother with the housekeeping. However, on her second day, Celia goes away leaving a 5-year-old child behind, Kiki, and a note promising to be back in a couple of days. Durval and Celia are charmed by the child at first, but soon they see some sad news about Celia and Kiki on TV that will change the whole situation.
- DirectorPaulinho CarusoStarsFabio MarcoffAugustin MarsallaPaulo PortoSeeking for an explanation, a man stumbles across a story of fear, betrayal and explicit ornithology.It is spoken in Spanish; however, it has been made in São Paulo.
You can watch this short film in this link: http://youtu.be/KBvG7_zDYec - DirectorJaqueline VargasStarsMayara ConstantinoSelma EgreiTwo lonely sad women, an old one and a young poet, meet as neighbours in the last day of the year.
- DirectorCarlos ReichenbachStarsRosanne MulhollandCauã ReymondMaurício MattarSilmara, an industrial worker and a woman of exuberant beauty, supports her arsonist father and gets involved with two different pop stars, from whom she learns traumatic life lessons.
- DirectorGuilherme de Almeida PradoSara SilveiraStarsMaitê ProençaAntônio FagundesJosé LewgoyReal estate broker and former boxer enters an old cinema in the decadent downtown São Paulo and meets an intriguing and mysterious woman, very much alike the leading lady of the film. He gets involved with her and her problems and in no time is being accused of a crime.Cinematography is particularly great, impressive! Many different angles and camera movements are successfully tried in brilliant frames. All actors also do a great job. Pace is not always the same, sometimes the film is not as entertaining as in other moments, but this is a very nice Brazilian noir thriller anyway. Congratulations for director and writer Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The screenplay is smart and imaginative, and so is the end of the film. In the final credits it is said that this is a B movie, but it's far from reality, as this is an artistically very careful production. Maitê Proença's beauty adds another nice ingredient to the air of mystery. There are some references to Orson Welles's "The Lady from Shanghai", from which it almost borrows the title.
- DirectorLuiz Sérgio PersonStarsAna EsmeraldaEva WilmaOtelo ZeloniA man lives in conflict as he deals with his friends and love interests against the backdrop of São Paulo.
- DirectorGeraldo VietriStarsSandra BréaElizabeth HartmannChico MartinsGay hairdresser falls in love with the straight son of one of his customers.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsWilliam HurtRaul JuliaSonia BragaA gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
- DirectorPaulo MorelliPedro MorelliStarsCaio BlatCarolina DieckmannMaria RibeiroA group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them.
- DirectorBeto BrantStarsMarco RiccaAlexandre BorgesPaulo MiklosTwo businessmen hire a hitman to kill their third partner and are then blackmailed by the hitman as he takes over their company.
- DirectorAmir AdmoniStarsMarcos de AndradeThe line is a dot that went for a walk.Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/55933290
- DirectorChico TeixeiraStarsCarla RibasBerta ZemelVinicius Faria ZinnAlice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, has three children, the eldest of whom is doing his military service, and a mother who works as a maid in her house. None of the three siblings pay much attention to their mother, and they treat their grandmother with lack of respect. Alice's life in the female working world contrasts strongly with the powerful masculine presence in her home. Although she's a good girl, the chance to betray uncovers other betrayals she didn't know existed.Family difficult relations, sexual (socially accepted or not) relations, male and female roles in patriarchal society, truth and lies, class differences... Very interesting movie. Amazing performances, particularly by Carla Ribas in the leading role.
- DirectorCarlo MilaniStarsTheo SalomãoThiago RossetiCirillo LunaA series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced, but forgotten, Inspector Pimentel.
- DirectorJosé Alvarenga Jr.StarsDaniel de OliveiraOsmar PradoRavel AndradeThe history of the famous Brazilian bantam and featherweight world champion Eder Jofre, who tries to deal with his personal life and the obligations of a world class athlete, with the mentoring of his trainer and father Kid Jofre.
- DirectorSergio ToledoStarsAna Beatriz NogueiraRaul CortezAida LeinerYoung girl spends her adolescence in an institution for minors, developing some masculine traits in her personality. In this hostile environment, she can only find some sympathy in a teacher. After leaving the place, she falls in love with a divorced woman in her work, mother of a young boy, which aggravates her inner conflicts.
- DirectorCarlos Augusto de OliveiraStarsAnders W. BerthelsenBárbara GarciaDavid DencikThe story of one man's journey from Denmark to Brazil to get a child.
- DirectorCaru Alves de SouzaStarsRita BatataGiovanni GalloCaco CioclerHelena is a recently graduated attorney who shares her routine between her job as a Public Defender of children and adolescents in the Courthouse of the city of Santos, Brazil, and the care of her teenager brother Caio, with whom she lives a harmonic and honest life. Their relationship is put to the test when he commits a felony.Very well done film. Unfortunately, I lost many parts. When I watch it full, perhaps I change its position in this list.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsEnrique DiazWagner MouraCaio BlatStories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
- DirectorAndré KlotzelStarsAna Lúcia TorreGermano HaiutSelton MelloElvira's blender tells her story with her husband, Onofre, who's gone missing, and makes reflections about life.
- DirectorMaurício FariasStarsAndrea BeltrãoMarco RiccaDanton MelloA recollection of Hebe Camargo's life during the 1980s, a time when she struggled between a personal and professional crisis and decided to take control of her own career.
- DirectorSuzana AmaralStarsMarcelia CartaxoJosé DumontTamara TaxmanMacabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens to time Radio Station; on Sundays she likes to ride the subways. She describes herself saying, "I am a typist and a virgin, and I like Coca-Cola." Then she meets Olimpico, a north-easterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a Congressman.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsGlória PiresPaulo MiklosAlessandra ColassantiIn São Paulo, the lonely forty and something year-old guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment and is addicted in her only companion, the cigarettes. She has a constant friction with her two sisters, the executive Pop and the housewife Teca, because of the inheritance of the couch of their deceased Aunt Dinah. When the musician of a barbecue place Max moves to the next-door apartment, Baby has a crush on him. Sooner they have a love affair and Baby quits smoking with the support of a fellowship. However the insecure Baby feels jealous with the relationship of Max with his former woman Estelinha that keeps stalking him. One night, Baby follows Estelinha and when she leaves the building, Baby accidentally hits her; the hit-and-run Baby calls 911 but Estelinha dies. When the doorman Chico watches the tape of the surveillance camera, he hides the VHS tape from the police. Meanwhile Max moves to Baby's apartment and she lives a conflictive situation.
- StarsAngeliGrace GianoukasAlessandra NegriniANGELI THE KILLER is an animated series loosely inspired in the works and personality of the Brazilian cartoonist, Angeli, creator of the seminal magazine "Chiclete com Banana" and characters as the bohemian junkie Rê Bordosa, the punk Bob Spit, among others. The series was born from the short film "The Re Bordosa Dossier" , which won over 70 awards in international film festivals since its release in 2008. The series is constructed by meshing a documentary structure, which begins with interviews with Angeli, and free adaptations of his characters and comics. This universe, which only existed in paper and daily stripes, was then translated to stop motion animation, using the audio, the mise en scene and the spontaneity that a documentary allows. With an urban thematic, criticizing Brazilian habits and day-to-day life (something quite common in Angeli's oeuvre), each episode had a specific theme that was the motto for its development. This interview with Angeli was the spine for building humor sketches with the cartoonist as an animated puppet; fictional scenes with his characters; and animated sketches conducted by a couple of narrators that unite the episodes and give the series its tone.
- DirectorWalter Hugo KhouriStarsVera FischerTarcísio MeiraXuxaIn 1937, in São Paulo, 12-year-old Hugo comes from Santa Catarina. His grandmother is returning him to his mother, Anna, who is now with Osmar, the most influential politician in the state.
- DirectorLina ChamieStarsMarco RiccaAlice BragaFernando Alves PintoHeitor (a teacher) and Julia (an actress) dating for a while. A violent discussion over the phone does he goes on a mad way up his girlfriend's HouseVery interesting depiction of São Paulo, with nice usage of music and traveling.
- DirectorPaulo MachlineStarsBetty GofmanLourenço MutarelliSimone SpoladoreA talent agent summons a young singer to Sao Paulo in order to present her to a renowned maestro. While they wait for the day of the audition, they stay in a hotel room where, over cigarettes and coffee, the agent reads her future by using cigarette packs as if they were tarot cards. It is during this wait that his true intentions are revealed.
- DirectorJosé JoffilyStarsCassiano CarneiroLuciana RigueiraJoana FommBased on the true story of Fernando Ramos da Silva, actor of Hector Babenco's Pixote (1980).A small part of the film takes place in Rio but most of the story happens in São Paulo.
- DirectorPaulo LeiererStarsCaco CioclerMauro D'AddioBri FioccaAlmeida, a regular 30-year-old man, is forced to make arrangements for his death.https://youtu.be/VLINTcACVkI
- DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsAntônio FagundesLouise CardosoMayara MagriTV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighborhood.
- DirectorPedro Soffer SerranoStarsGero CamiloAisha JamboGustavo MachadoThe film is based on lyrics from the very famous Brazilian samba composer Adoniran Barbosa, following the aesthetics of his time. Notable facts and characters of his songs takes us through the story, a portrait of São Paulo city in the 50's, a place full of music, love stories and gentrification (poor people getting evicted from their places in order to build great buildings), subjects often explored in Adoniran's work, always with a good touch of humor. This way he became the 'poor people poet'. Besides putting together in a surprising way stories that are known all over Brazil, the film is a great tribute to one of the most important musicians of the country. The cast is also very special, with names like Paulo Miklos (actor and guitar player of Titãs, legendary brazilian rock band) and Gero Camilo ( who's curriculum includes City of God, Carandiru, Man on Fire), and the soundtrack brings to the audience one of the strongest and most interpretative voices in Brazilian music: Ney Matogrosso.Also known as: "Dá licença de contar". Watch it here: https://youtu.be/P5DV2I3CbIg
- DirectorSergio BianchiStarsFernando Alves PintoZezeh BarbosaCaio BlatValter goes to night school. Iara, his wife, says that the new tenants don't work, that they're probably criminals. Nobody knows where they're from, Iara tells him that they bring women home and cuss all the time. The young guys on the street want to fight it out with them, Valter wants to get some sleep. He doesn't have a gun, he's got a young daughter and son, is at work the whole day, doesn't see what is going on in the neighborhood, hears what his wife tells him, hears the loud music and laughter next door, in the early morning. And can't get any sleep. Who's going to die? Valter doesn't have a clue.
- DirectorCaru Alves de SouzaStarsKauê TelloliCláudia AssunçãoThiago PinheiroRossi is spending his day at home when his older brother brings home a group of friends. Rossi tries to socialize with them, with surprising results.http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=assunto_de_familia
- DirectorLuis DantasStarsSara AntunesAriclenes BarrosoAndré FrancoSet over 72 hours at the height of the 2012 attacks and counterattacks between military police and organized crime in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- DirectorWilson BarrosStarsZezé MottaAntônio FagundesMarco NaniniMany exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, the drag queen; Teddy, the hustler; Guto, the gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesNando OlivalStarsCláudia MissuraGraziella MorettoLena RoqueFive maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better. As Roxane says, no child sets out to become a maid. But once there, are all other doors closed?
- DirectorRoberto GervitzStarsMarcos BredaMalu MaderMarco NaniniAfter diving into a shallow lake, a college student becomes tetraplegic. In his wheel chair, he remembers the important facts of his life as an adolescent.
- DirectorGabriel BitarAndré CatotoGustavo SteinbergStarsPedro HenriqueDenise FragaMatheus NachtergaeleThe film tells the story of a boy who is responsible, along with his father, for finding the cure for an illness that is contracted after the person takes a fright.It is not mentioned, but I assume that the story is held in São Paulo because of the characters' accent.
- DirectorFlavio FredericoStarsDaniel de OliveiraHermila GuedesJefferson BrasilAdapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo (a region in downtown São Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found). Hiroito was a well born bohemian and at the age of 21 was accused for the murder of his father, who was violently stabbed over 40 times with a razor. Hiroito was not charged, however two months after the death of his father, Hiroito bought two guns and moved to Boca do Lixo and became one of the most dangerous criminals of the region.
- DirectorJuliana RojasStarsEduardo GomesLuciana PaesHugo VillavicenzioThe routine of an inept apprentice gravedigger changes when a new employee arrives at the cemetery. Together they must locate abandoned graves, but strange events make them think about the implications of tampering with the dead.
- DirectorGeraldo VietriStarsSelma EgreiEwerton de CastroArlete MontenegroIn the interior of São Paulo, an apparently normal family hides unexpected secrets. One of the members makes sex her only weapon to get what she wants in this plot full of revenge, prejudice and contestation of values.
- DirectorJeremias Moreira FilhoStarsLetícia SabatellaSelma EgreiGraça AndradeHelô has a troubled relationship with her mother, Ruth, and is trapped in an unhappy marriage. Everything changes when she meets Leda, who she falls in love with and begins an exciting romance.
- DirectorFausto NoroStarsTiago AbravanelHerbert BianchiRicardo DantasMarcio is a young rich student wich is high jacked by four kidnappers: Rubens , Tavinho , Jorge and Smile. The kidnappers, trying to reach Marcio's father to make a deal for the rescue, dial the wrong number and the call is taked by Fatty ,which lives with Gil and Nadja , three young nerds.
- DirectorPedro MarquesClaudia PriscillaStarsLaerte CoutinhoMicaela CampionKiko GoifmanThe cartoonist Laerte goes a long way through São Paulo searching for a certificate.Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/42651791
- DirectorSilvio de AbreuStarsHelena RamosNuno Leal MaiaKate LyraRegina is a woman from a poor family and married with and former secretary of the wealthy Hélio. Regina has a block with Hélio and can not have sex with him, in spite of fantasizing kinky sex with every man she meets. She goes to a shrink and while resolving her childhood trauma, Hélio has an affair with his secretary Lúcia and leaves Regina. Later, they meet each other by chance, and the healed Regina finally satisfies Hélio.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsCida AlmeidaMaria ManoellaRenan MonteiroA high class lady from Brazil falls into a fake kidnapping scam when she answers a stranger's phone call. Believing that one of her daughters has been kidnapped, she is guided by a terrifying voice for 12 hours through the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.Half of the film is held in São Paulo, half in Rio.
- DirectorSelton MelloStarsSelton MelloPaulo JoséLarissa ManoelaFather and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.
- DirectorJair CorreiaHélio PortoStarsMonique LafondPaulo César PeréioJohn HerbertA model is found dead in the bathtub of her own mansion. A policeman tries to investigate, inquiring the rich and powerful men who knew her.
- DirectorHermanno PennaStarsEmanuelle AraújoHermes BaroliCarlos BetãoZé Olímpio (Rui Ricardo Diaz) is a young cangaceiro who, after the band of Lampião is decimated, must flee to São Paulo. Some time later, he decides to return to the Northeast and soon becomes political. It is when he discovers corruption and injustice, when he sees a judge prevent his voters from voting. Angry, he starts to have aggressive attitudes in protest.Most of the story happens in Poço Redondo, in Sergipe state, but an important part happens in São Paulo.
- DirectorUgo GiorgettiStarsAntonio AbujamraOtávio AugustoPedro Paulo CalvosoHired to entertain a party in a luxury home, in São Paulo, a musician, a snooker player, and an old decadent actor keep waiting downstairs, never being invited to the party upstairs to perform their acts.
- DirectorJean GarretStarsKate HansenFlávio GalvãoBetty SaadyHelena and Renato are a couple who leave behind the big city to live in the comfort of a beach house, far from all their previous complications when the wife started to suffer with strange visions. But their problems are from over when all the electronic objects of the new house seem to have a life of their own, scaring the woman and making her look more insane each day goes by. Her husband and neighbors don't believe her stories of being attacked by such objects but a mystery about the death of the previous owner might explain the truth behind the strange occurrences at this residence.Gaslight horror.
- DirectorFábio BarretoMarcelo SantiagoStarsRui Ricardo DiazGlória PiresJuliana BaroniThe true story of a working-class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one of the most influential politicians in Brazil's history.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsFernando Ramos da SilvaJorge JuliãoGilberto MouraThe life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
- DirectorEmiliano RibeiroStarsCamila AmadoOtávio AugustoWalney CostaInspired in Lygia Fagundes Telles's famous book, the film follows three very different girls (Lorena, Lia and Ana Clara) living in a boarding house during some of the most repressive moments of Brazil's military dictatorship in 1972.
- DirectorGustavo BonaféFábio MendonçaStarsKiko PissolatoTainá MedinaSamuel de AssisA personal tragedy leads a trained agent into a crusade against Brazil's endemic corruption and its figures, on the verge of presidential elections.
- DirectorDaniela ThomasStarsRodrigo BolzanCaco CioclerGeorgette FadelEnd of the 80's, Brazil. Despite returning to democracy, the country is still experiencing extreme political instability and general uncertainty. Amid this climate of mistrust, a journalist discovers rotten secrets about the country's president, who will further threaten the fragile balance of the nation.
- DirectorRoberto SantucciStarsFábio AssunçãoMalu MaderMaristane DreschAn apparently simple adultery case turns into an intricate and suspense-filled plot composed of numerous twists and turns, with a surprising ending. Dr. Rafidjian, a renowned physician, seeks out Dora Lobo's detective agency, wishing to locate call girl Ana Cíntia Lopes. The case soon finds its way into the hands of Remo Bellini and his new assistant Beatriz; but the client's brutal murder changes the course of the investigation, leading the two detectives into high-risk situations. Trying to solve the crime, they canvas the nightlife of São Paulo's underworld, where they meet Fátima, a mysterious prostitute who becomes involved with Bellini. Based on the book of the same title by the writer and musician Tony Bellotto, who is also the film's co-producer and co-composer of the soundtrack, along with Charles Gavin, fellow member of the rock band Titãs, and Andreas Kiesser, of Sepultura.
- DirectorAlain FresnotStarsSimone SpoladoreOsmar PradoCaco CioclerThe story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
- DirectorJeremias Moreira FilhoStarsAlmir RogerioXuxaMonique LafondA mix of B horror, dramatic romance, campy comedy, and action thriller.
Review - DirectorHector BabencoStarsPaulo JoséMarília PêraVick MilitelloIn 1940s São Paulo, a bohemian guy engages in love affairs with two daughters of a friend of his mother's, but ends up marrying an ill-humored woman with whom he quarrels all the time.
- DirectorUgo GiorgettiStarsOtávio AugustoAdriano StuartAndré AbujamraTribute to the world of soccer in Brazil. Group of ex-soccer players gather in a bar in São Paulo to remember old stories of their prime.
- DirectorMarcus BaldiniStarsDeborah SeccoCássio Gabus MendesDrica MoraesAfter the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
- DirectorEliane CosterStarsJorge CerrutiJean-Claude BernadetLaerte CoutinhoBil is an old, retired man who works as an office boy for a company in the city of Sao Paulo. He gets along with young people, so he got the manners of the rappers from streets. Bil also has the habit of reading the comic book of his favorite superhero, the 'Super Oldboy'. One day, Bil is making some payments in a bank and finds himself in the middle of a bank robbery.
- DirectorPedro JorgeStarsKauê TelloliJean-Claude BernardetSonia GuedesBruno is a young men from São Paulo who is proud of his growing beard. When his grandfather can no longer go to his usual barber, Bruno has to learn to shave with a straight razor in order to help his grandfather stay 'sharp'.Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/111223484
- DirectorMarco DutraJuliana RojasStarsHelena AlbergariaMarat DescartesNey PiacentiniClarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm.Interesting, innovative and well done, but seems unfinished.
http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=um_ramo - DirectorAmácio MazzaropiStarsAmácio MazzaropiGeny PradoGenésio ArrudaPedro Malazartes, upon arriving at his house on the farm, receives the news that his father had died. A humble and innocent countryman, Pedro is deceived by his brothers in sharing the inheritance.Not bad, with some nice moments, but I do not like comedian Mazzaropi and I think Pedro Malasartes is an inconsistent character in the film: naive in the beginning and a scoundrel afterwards.
- DirectorCaroline LeoneStarsMagali BiffCacá AmaralMayara ConstantinoRosalia is a 65-year-old worker who dedicated her life to work in a reactor factory on the outskirts of São Paulo. One day, she is fired, and comforted by her brother José. He decides to take her on a car trip to Buenos Aires.
- DirectorFernando Grostein AndradePaulo EduardoStarsJean AmorimDaiana AndradeEmanuelle AraújoIn the ghettos of the greatest metropolis in Brazil, a midst flying bullets, love and any number of hurdles, young people's stories mingle and collide in the search for dreams and choices. Inspired by true stories, the feature film 'Broken Town' reveals the struggle faced and the choices made by teenagers who have always been surrounded by weapons, crime, and hardship.
- DirectorCarlos ReichenbachStarsNeide RibeiroRoberto MirandaMeiry VieiraAna, a fake journalist and professional assassin, is assigned by the far right organization she works for, for a daring mission on the Isle of Prazeres. Using former journalist Sérgio as guide, she must be able to enter the site and eliminate two subversive refugees: the Reichian theoretician William, who shares his wife, Lucia with Sergio and the anarchist Nilo who lives with two sisters, Brigite and Monique in a tent at the seaside. In direct contact with the hedonism of the paradisiac stronghold of renegades, the hit-woman discovers, with difficulty, the revolutionary function of pleasure.
- DirectorStefano Capuzzi LapietraStarsAlexandre FrotaCarlos VecchiCésar CharloneThree policemen. Three ways to deal with corruption.Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/64804037
- DirectorFelipe Sant'AngeloStarsAlessandro AzevedoBia BorinnAlexandre FrotaThe story of Freitas, a repressed and conservative family man, who has a tragic surprise in his 40 years-old birthday.Watch it here: http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=nossos_parabens_ao_freitas
- DirectorCarlos Alberto RiccelliKim RiccelliStarsBruna LombardiEduardo MoscovisRodrigo LombardiIn this upbeat musical, the city of São Paulo is the setting for five love stories, in which everyone seeks their dreams in a different way.Lots of ups and downs, but the ups do exist.
- DirectorMarco DutraCaetano GotardoStarsMawusi TulaniClarissa KisteCarolina Bianchi1899. The fates of the women in two families become entangled when the Soareses, former land and slave owners, request help from Iná, a woman of African descent they once dismissed due to religious differences.
- DirectorMárcia FariaStarsCaroline AbrasDenise WeinbergInes, is 21 years-old and dreams of becoming an actress. In order to fulfill that dream, she decides to leave Brasilia for Sao Paulo to appear as an extra in a popular soap opera. However, with no place to stay, she ends up staying at the Tiete Bus Terminal, the 2nd largest in the world.
- DirectorMarcelo GalvãoStarsCaroline AbrasFábio AssunçãoHenrique BenjaminDetective Remo Bellini gets pulled into a web of death and mysteries that takes him to a world of illusions where everything is a self-created fantasy. He's taken by this evil inside that makes him lose a sense of reality with visions, anguish. and loneliness--everything takes him down a path of no return. He can't understand what's happening, but the deaths surrounding him are getting closer and closer. It's a race against time before it's too late.Confusing and with a not always very listenable sound.
- DirectorTadeu JungleStarsLázaro RamosMaria Luísa MendonçaMilhem CortazWalter (Lázaro Ramos) is a middle-class man who promises to his wife that will catch her daughter's birthday cake. What could be a simple task proves very complicated as Walter faced with many unexpected situations.
- DirectorXavier de OliveiraStarsClaudio MarzoRossana GhessaMarcelo MoraesA mild-mannered but quietly unhappy woman is long married to a coffee Baron, who is going through a severe Economic crisis caused by the American depression. She falls in love with her handsome young cousin who moves in with them to attend a nearby University.
- DirectorMarina PersonJorge Espírito SantoStarsDenis VictorazoAmália SpinardiCazéA group of five friends get together to have a lunch. All goes well for quite some time but a series of small events and some confusion between them and others affect the whole ordeal and all that is known is that everybody ends up leaving before the dessert.
- DirectorFrancisco CavalcantiStarsFrancisco CavalcantiZilda MayoRuy LealShoeblack keeps the money of two rival gangs.
- DirectorAfonso PoyartStarsFernando Alves PintoAlessandra NegriniCaco CioclerIn São Paulo, the scheme of the corrupt DA Júlia and her mate, the lawyer Henrique with the gangster Maicom is discovered and sent to the Internal Affairs. Maicom is responsible for kidnappings, murderers and heists and his only chance is the support of the corrupt and powerful assemblyman Jader Kerteis that demands 2 million-dollars to help him. Meanwhile the "paulistano" Edgar, who killed a mother and her son two years ago in a car accident, invites the "motoboy" and thief Velinha to steal the escorted courier that is carrying the pouch with the money to be delivered to Jader. How their lives are entwined?
- DirectorWagner MouraStarsSeu JorgeBruno GagliassoLuiz Carlos VasconcelosFacing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.
- DirectorWalter Hugo KhouriStarsNuno Leal MaiaCláudia LizLúcia VeríssimoPaulo has a strange relationship with his cousin Sônia, whom he loves since childhood. But she despises him and, being in love with another woman, causes a lot of humiliating situations to him.
- DirectorGeisla FernandesFelipe M. GuerraStarsMonica MattosHenrique ZanoniDaniela MonteiroA beautiful vampire-girl works as a prostitute on the famous Augusta Street (in São Paulo, Brazil), because it's an easy way to get food. But suddenly her path intersects with another monster that attacks at the same address, the "Augusta Street Ripper" - a serial killer who is killing prostitutes in that region.
- DirectorOswaldo de OliveiraStarsJofre SoaresGlória MenezesRoberto BonfimMid 17th century Portugal, in a deep financial crisis, decided to extend Brazilian territory to the west, where it was believed that there was gold and precious stones to be discovered. Fernão Dias Paes, a loyal servant of the metropolis, accepted the task of discovering the riches that would preserve the luxury of the Portuguese crown. Wealthy and already sixty-five years old, he left his wife and daughters and went in search of Eldorado becoming one of the most prominent bandeirantes.
- DirectorPaulo SacramentoStarsRodrigo LombardiRoberto BirindelliMaria Luísa MendonçaAfter a controversial promotion, Roberto faces a gradual process of isolation from his colleagues at an oil rig.
- DirectorOlivier PerroyStarsLuis GustavoPlínio MarcosCleyde YáconisAdaptation of the successful Brazilian TV series "Beto Rockefeller". Beto is a cunning poor man who pretends to be rich, using his congeniality and lack of morals to mix among rich people.