Luciano Vidigal
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City of Men
2007-08-31
City of Men
Overview: Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-08-31
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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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Seven Minutes
2007-09-17
Seven Minutes
Overview: In the favela, two drug dealers decide to meet to settle scores.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-09-17
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My Name Ain't Johnny
2008-01-04
My Name Ain't Johnny
Overview: The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-01-04
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Legalize it!
2017-10-06
Legalize it!
Overview: The meeting between two young guys, Marcelo —in the future, Marcelo D2— and Skunk , who sold t-shirts and cassette tapes in the center of Rio de Janeiro to survive, resulted in one of the most popular bands in Brazil in the 1990’s, Planet Hemp. Suppressed by a prejudiced society, the two made of their music a cry of alertness and resistance, conquering the hearts and minds of an entire generation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-06
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Orfeu
1999-04-21
Orfeu
Overview: Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Genres: Drama Crime Music Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1999-04-21
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Motivational Speaker
2022-08-04
Motivational Speaker
Overview: A man who has no direction in life is mistaken for a famous motivational speaker. As he takes his place, he will try to find a reason to live.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-08-04
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Gonzaga: From Father to Son
2012-10-26
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Overview: Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's health complications, he decides to return to the road to ensure a better future for his son. He has a friend in Rio de Janeiro and with him leaves the little one and heads to Brazil. He didn't imagine that this distance between them would develop into a complicated relationship, enhanced by the strong personalities of both. Based on conversations between father and son, this is the story of Luiz Gonzaga, a singer and accordion player known as Rei do Baião or Gonzagão.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-10-26
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Rio's Love Song
1994-09-15
Rio's Love Song
Overview: Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1994-09-15
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A Distração de Ivan
2010-05-19
A Distração de Ivan
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-05-19
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Midnight
1998-08-12
Midnight
Overview: On December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-08-12
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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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Billi Pig
2012-03-02
Billi Pig
Overview: The aspiring actress Marivalda, her husband Wanderley, a bankrupt insurance broker and a false priest do their best to get along in life. But they end up in the hands of a drug boss, whose daughter they promised to save the life of, hit in a shooting at a party in São Cristóvão. A huge cash reward is at stake and now all three have to chase the promised miracle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-03-02
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010-10-08
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Overview: After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-10-08
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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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Under Pressure
2016-11-17
Under Pressure
Overview: Over a tense day in the emergency hospital, we follow the surgeon's work Evandro and staff in three cases that require risk surgery: a drug dealer, a military police officer and a rich family child, all injured during a shootout in a slum next to the hospital.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-11-17
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Mato Sem Cachorro
2013-10-04
Mato Sem Cachorro
Overview: The day a man almost runs-over a puppy, he meets the love of his life. The couple and their dog live the dream, until she wants out.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-10-04
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Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor
2011-05-06
Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-05-06
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Three Summers
2020-03-11
Three Summers
Overview: Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-03-11
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How Do You See Me?
2017-11-24
How Do You See Me?
Overview: How Do You See Me? is a Brazilian documentary feature that entwines both experienced actors and beginners to explore the hardships and the happiness that are inherent to the job when detached from the glam and glitz of the gossip industry, creating a diverse and comprehensive mosaic of what it means to be an actor in Brazil, a country so full of contradictions. The film brings forward a reality that the masses usually don't get to know: the men and women moved by a deep passion for acting and touching people. With Julio Adrião, Matheus Nachtergaele, José Celso Martinez, Cássia Kis, Nanda Costa, Babu Santana, Luciano Vidigal and Letícia Sabatella, among others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-11-24
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Em Trânsito
2010-04-10
Em Trânsito
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-04-10
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Algo mais Explícito
2016-09-28
Algo mais Explícito
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-09-28
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