Expedito Barreira
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The Story of Fausta
1988-05-15
The Story of Fausta
Overview: Fausta, a domestic worker who lives in a slum with her husband João, a drunk and abuser. At work, she has to endure the demands of her boss, and at home, her husband breaks his leg and cheats on her with the neighbor Coizinha. One day, Fausta meets Zé da Placa, and despite the age difference between them, they begin to develop a deep affection for each other, building a beautiful friendship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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Fish in a Barrel
1977-10-31
Fish in a Barrel
Overview: Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-10-31
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Aguenta, Coração
1984-05-25
Aguenta, Coração
Overview: The relationship among three friendly couples turns upside down when two of the men get a job on TV. Their girlfriends leave them, looking for more action in their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-05-25
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A Sauna
2003-01-01
A Sauna
Overview: A family man cannot resist temptation and betrays his wife. The problem is, he didn't expect that one night of pain and pleasure could change the whole course of his life.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Go Ahead, Brazil!
1982-04-01
Go Ahead, Brazil!
Overview: Mid-1970s. When the military regime's "economic miracle" and the victory of the Brazilian football team on the World Cup serve as a distraction for the persecution of opposition leaders by the political police of the dictatorship. Under this context, Jofre Godoi da Fonseca, an alienated middle-class man, is mistaken for Sarmento, a political activist he met at an airport prior to his assassination. He is then arrested for being "subversive".
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-04-01
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Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003-10-10
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
Overview: Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old daughter close to. Needing go look for the result of Joana's exam in the hospital, Maria asks the priest of the local church that takes care of her to return. In spite of Joana's insistence to go with the mother Maria insists that she is with the priest, because she distrusts that her daughter suffers of a serious disease. To entertain the girl while it awaits the mother's return, the priest decides to tell her a mother's history that dedicated her life to the son: Mary, mother of Jesus Christ.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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Amazon
1990-12-14
Amazon
Overview: Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-14
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O Desejo da Mulher Amada
1985-07-11
O Desejo da Mulher Amada
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-07-11
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