Marcello Melo
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Once Upon a Time in Rio
2008-07-25
Once Upon a Time in Rio
Overview: Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-07-25
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Stolen Dreams
2009-09-25
Stolen Dreams
Overview: Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and find in prostitution a way to survive and satisfy their consumer desires. However, even faced with the trials of absolute uncertainty and lack of hope, Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane insist on loving, having fun and planning their future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-09-25
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Campo Grande
2015-09-13
Campo Grande
Overview: A wealthy middle-aged woman unexpectedly finds herself caring for two impoverished young siblings, in this subtle, touching and sincere study of class disparity from Brazilian filmmaker Sandra Kogut.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-09-13
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Wedding Games
2023-11-24
Wedding Games
Overview: When Alex and Eva choose to exchange vows at the very spot they first crossed paths, a series of hilarious missteps derails their journey to the altar.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-11-24
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Outlaw
2024-06-20
Outlaw
Overview: At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha. Disputed by bicheiros and drug dealers, the community is going through changes in power. Rebeca becomes the wife of the chief drug dealer and, with the death of her partner, his successor. The electrifying trajectory of crime, violence, drugs and love of a female drug kingpin in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-06-20
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City of God
2002-08-30
City of God
Overview: In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-08-30
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As Alegres Comadres
2003-01-01
As Alegres Comadres
Overview: Scoundrel João Fausto, a former Portuguese officer, arrives in Tiradentes,in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Using his status of former Imperial Court member, he tries to become lover of both ms. Lima and ms. Rocha, with the intention of taking their money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Stray Bullet
2003-08-01
Stray Bullet
Overview: The path of five bullets and the people they pass during a shootout in a square. Anyone can die.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-08-01
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Canastra Suja
2016-10-09
Canastra Suja
Overview: Batista and Maria form a couple who, apparently, are very happy in their marriage. However, the truth is that appearances deceive and much; in the background, Batista, an inveterate alcoholic and Maria, who has an affair with her eldest daughter's boyfriend, Emilia, represents a family on the edge of the ruins.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-10-09
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The Family Doorman
2017-11-23
The Family Doorman
Overview: Inacio is the doorman of his apartment building. When his father suddenly dies, his mental state is pushed to the edge. After becoming obsessed with a tenant, things take a dangerous turn.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-11-23
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Soulbound
2011-04-27
Soulbound
Overview: What if life blindsided destiny? What if happiness was found in the unlikeliest of places? When do we allow ourselves to embrace the new without fear of letting go of the past? Gil is a twenty year old young man that questions himself and the world. He is an orphan, raised by his aunt Leila and his uncle César. His lifestyle is fulfilled by his guitar, poetry and alcohol, generating a family war that causes Gil to run away from home causing him to leave behind all his belongings, security and the only love that he had till then, the love of his aunt Leila. With his guitar on his back, without a destiny, money or the support of friends, Gil meets Otávio, a music producer that will change his destiny forever.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-04-27
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Invisible Life
2019-08-30
Invisible Life
Overview: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-08-30
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5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010-08-25
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-08-25
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Bandeira de Retalhos
2018-01-21
Bandeira de Retalhos
Overview: Vidigal Hill, 1977. A runaway group of bandits engage in a complex love triangle in the brink of the news that the corrupt Rio de Janeiro mayor decided to make everyone move out of Vidigal, aided by police forces.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-01-21
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