Flavio Bauraqui

The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was there for political reasons, and Jorge, as a common criminal.

Legendary criminal. Proud homosexual. Cabaret star. Passionate lover. Killer. Devoted father of seven adopted children. Saint or devil? Madame Satã. (Wellspring Media)

It tells the story of acclaimed Brazilian fashion designer Zuzu Angel at the time her son Stuart Angel was captured, tortured, and murdered by the government because of his fight along with the student's movement against the military dictatorship which took over the country in the 60's and 70's. (MadeInBrazil.com)

A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control. (imdb)

Rio de Janeiro in the 30s. Noel Rosa is a funny guy with a twisted chin from the district of Vila Isabel. Middle-class and white, he writes poems and plays in a local band. He studies medicine but prefers the friendship of black guys from the favelas, factory girls and hookers. His friend Ismael Silva, a composer, introduces him to the world of samba and when challenged to compose he writes Com que roupa?, a parody of the Brazilian national anthem which becomes a magnificent success... (imdb)

The story of a young black man, Héracles, who after being released from a juvenile institution, tries to apply for his first honest job as a motorcycle delivery boy. To get the job, he has to perform 12 hard tasks in São Paulo. A contemporary interpretation of the Hercules's myth.

Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations. (imdb)

My name is Lucifer, please take my hand...

Ex-cop Vieira (Fagundes) is involved in the death of his lover (Polessa), a prostitute who works in the streets of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. After her death, some strange things started to happen and Vieira is harassed at the same time by the police and some old bad guys from his past. Meanwhile, he is seriously involved with a young and pretty prostitute named Flor (Knust). (imdb)

In the streets of Rio de Janeiro, survival is the name of the game where the protagonist is an imported 'hot' car. People, from all social levels, will do anything in order to possess it, if only for a few minutes. (imdb)

Loosely based on legendary Brasilia rock band Legiao Urbana's seminal folk song, René Sampaio's lyrical, fable-like debut feature follows a young man from the provinces who decides to try his luck in the capital, where he falls in with a rough crowd -- and falls for a senator's daughter. (tiff.net)

Free adaptation of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet translated to the harsh life in Favela da Maré, one of largest and most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro. (imdb)

After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeirom where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love. (imdb)

A group of playboys organise the final party in their favela before the weather changes. And for this special night, as well as the usual sex, drugs and alcohol there will be unexpected guests and gatecrashers: an addict who uses and is used by the group; a country singer who grew up in the favela; a strange security guard; and the owner of the property. This mix may not end well.

Based on the true story of the "Necrophil Brothers", two young brothers who were accused of brutal murders in the 90's, in Brazil. (imdb)

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material.

After spending years in prison for a crime that shocked the country, a former rock star finds refuge in a humble evangelical church. All he wants is to be forgotten, but his past comes back to haunt him.

A woman wakes up in a new world she didn't knew it existed.

Antônia (Samantha Schmütz) is unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. When she goes to the market and finds that prices have increased, she makes a real revolution and everyone takes the products without paying.