Peter Overbeck
Camera
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Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in SĂŁo Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent tone and makes bold breakthroughs to later spend the money extravagantly. His world is the decadent neighbourhood of Boca do Lixo.
The Red Light Bandit
Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...
The Palace of Angels
Documentary about the oppression of a group of a families of the MST, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, who invaded Anoni Farm, a farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1985, and Rose, a woman fighting for the right of owning a land and for elementary human rights, and mother of the first baby born in the camping site.
Terra Para Rose
The life and death of Colonel Orestes, a decadent coffee farmer, spanning three generations between despair, hallucinations, and the help of three different wives. The city, the synthesis of modernization, definitively buries the oligarch making buildings on the ground that had previously made the character's prestige.
Long Way of Death
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Vozes do Medo
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P.S. - Post Scriptum
Brazilian adaptation of Hamlet, set in the outskirts of SĂŁo Paulo City. A teenager hears through a medium the voice of his father, who accuses his brother of murdering him. He confirms his suspicions of his uncle, and decides to retaliate, but kills the wrong man, triggering a terrible game of life and death.
O Jogo da Vida e da Morte
Ă‚ngela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.
The Woman of Everyone
A brief overview about the rock movement from São Paulo bands such as Titãs, Ira!, RPM and Mercenárias, presenting their performances from the festival Hollywood Rock in 1988. The documentary also presents interviews with some rock n'roll fans.
Rock Paulista
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As Gatinhas
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbery.
Mulheres & Milhões
As a child he was kidnapped by gypsies that raised him, without he ever knowing his parents. As a young man Tonho leaves the gypsies and go live by himself, meeting in his way a beautiful woman, who lost her brother, and a dangerous gang of violent criminals.
My Name Is Tonho
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PolĂcia Feminina
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Dentro de Cada Sombra Crece un Vuelo
Documentary that uses metaphors to deal with industrial development in Brazil. From the attempt to build a national industry to the almost immediate invasion of foreign capital.
IndĂşstria
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Estudantes, Condicionamento e Revolta
The big city. A man lost in the middle of it. Buildings, isolated people, no conflicts. Newspaper headlines report tragic events: suicides, homicides. Movement, agitation, and entanglement define the city once again. The man reappears in his room. There will be a romantic encounter, but with it comes farewell. The empty city reappears.
Fragmentos
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.
Nossos Bravos
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A Classe que Sobra
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