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1988: A Brazilian flight attendant named Fernando jets between Rio and New York, loves many men, and lives life to the fullest. He ignores the fact that lots of people around him are contracting a mysterious illness. When he himself is diagnosed with HIV, he resolves to fight it. Taking a risk, he smuggles a drug out of the US and into Brazil, where it is illegal.
Thirteen-year-old Marcielle lives on Marajó Island in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. To break a terrible cycle that imprisons the women around her in an isolated region, she must do the impossible to liberate herself and her younger sister from a dark abyss of silence held by her own family.
Unemployed and disillusioned, Hugo goes to work at a dating agency, but ends up getting involved with conflicts customer personnel.
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
The bride, the groom, the best man and a destructive passion. A wet dream turned into a nightmare. "La Dolorosa" is the second episode from "The Trilogy of Dream", an attempt by screenwriter/director Odilon Rocha to bring lyricism back to cinema.
Live from Mexico, a brand new concert film capturing the high-octane finale of the global Radical Optimism Tour at Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros
In a dark room, fantastic beings appear like specters from an old cinema. Frightened, the insomniac is the only one to witness the cyclical nocturnal spectacle.
The film tells the real story of a public institution in São Paulo that, after being marked by violence, became a reference in education.
The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.
Fralda and Tito only think about enjoying the graduation party. However, for different reasons, plans for the big night go awry. To improve the situation, Tito proposes a trip.
Kika K is a successful star with millions of fans, but behind the scenes, she is in personal and professional crisis: she has to deal with an obsessive fan, a boyfriend with no concept, professional appointments scheduled by the businesswoman and her obsessive-compulsive disorder
When the plans for the future change, new bonds are created between Danilo, Lucas and Marcos. in between video-games and milk cups, pain and disappointment, they need to learn how to live together.
In this bio-documentary, you will get to know Claudia Wonder, a Brazilian transsexual at the forefront of LGBT rights activism and alternative music scene for more than thirty years.
A giant tiger mysteriously appears in a big city. It will reveal the hidden reality in an otherwise ordinary night.
Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society. Joaquim is an efficient soldier, famous for capturing gold smugglers. While waiting for his promotion to Lieutenant, he leaves for a risky mission in search of new gold mines - the only way to buy the freedom of Blackie, a slave he is in love with. Inspired by the true story of Tiradentes, the first leader of the Brazilian revolutionary movement.
At the end of the 1940s, Lebanon is sliding towards a devastating conflict. Catholic siblings Emilie and Emir decide to leave for Brazil. Aboard the ship to their new home, Emilie falls in love with Omar, a Muslim merchant. For an enraged and jealous Emir, the relationship is intolerable. As the story unfolds against the backdrop of the majestic rainforest, Emir’s actions and the choice that Emilie subsequently makes lead to disastrous consequences.
On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfill her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. She is a devoted mother, a hard-working farmhand in a papaya plantation and has been saving to afford the celebration. The priest’s refusal to marry her and Zé will force Paloma to confront the rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice but nothing shakes the faith and determination of this transgender woman.
Pedro de Almeida leads the funeral of João Batista, who died with 120 years old.
Through conversations held with fifty four of the most distinguished cinematographers working in Brazil and abroad over the last forty years, the documentary explores the working environment, the new tools and the different styles of the professional who controls the light and the shades behind the camera.
Alphaville is a slice of the lifestyle inside the wall. The portrait of a Brazil surrounded, where danger, unwanted interactions, all kinds of movement, heterogeneity and unpredictability of the streets are supposedly kept away.
