Charles Fricks
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Biography: Charles Fricks de Andrade (16 June 1972) is a Brazilian actor. Of remote German descent, Fricks began his career in amateur theatre groups in his hometown. After living in the United States for a year, he returned to Brazil and settled in Rio de Janeiro, where he continued his studies in free courses at theatre schools. In 1993, he joined the Companhia Atores de Laura, then directed by Daniel Herz and Susanna Kruger, he worked in more than ten shows and won a Shell Award nomination for his performance in As Artimanhas de Scapino. On TV, among other things, he worked on three micro-series directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho: Hoje é dia de Maria - primeiro e segunda jornada; and Capitu. He has made 9 feature films. These include Nise, Almost Memory, Without Control, Chico Xavier - the film and Elite Squad 2.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
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Birthday: June 16, 1972
Age: 52 years old
Gender: Male
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Almost Brothers
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-04-01
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The Passenger: Adult Secrets
Overview: A coming of age story about a boy in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil who, after his father's death, finds out about his family and where he came from.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-11-26
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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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Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll
Overview: The film tells the story of Luiz Antônio, a clumsy radio host, who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a bankrupt radio station. Relying only on his passion for rock'n'roll and a crazy team, he creates one of the most emblematic radio stations in the history of Brazilian rock, Fluminense FM. Among guitar solos and radio signal interferences, we follow the adventures misadventures of Luiz.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-04-25
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Chico Xavier
Overview: A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-04-02
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Oblivious Memory
Overview: Carlos is a man doomed by restless memories, that meets with himself, in a time warp. Young Carlos faces the forgetfulness of old Carlos, who doesn't recognize his own appearance. They get a package. But the package seems odd. The knot that ties, the smell, the handwriting on the envelope: this could only be sent by his father, Ernesto, who has been dead for many years. A father who always created unusual situations. In this time warp, Carlos is split in two: one Carlos remembers and the other forgets the moments he spent with his father.
Genres: Adventure Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-04-19
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De Pai Para Filho
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-08-08
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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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Nise: The Heart of Madness
Overview: After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-04-21
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Unconfessions
Overview: Luiz Roberto Galizia died very young, but he left behind a wealth of personal archives. 30 years later, his niece Ana Galizia plunges into these archives to follow the traces of this uncle she never met.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-04-16
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Doidas e Santas
Overview: Beatriz is a famous psychoanalyst who teaches others to be happy, but isn't able to be happy herself. Things take a turn when her mother's death takes her traveling with her sister to Buenos Aires to comply with the unusual directives she left in her will.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-08-24
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No Control
Overview: In the movie, Eduardo Moscovis is Danilo, a stage director obsessed with the injustice committed against XIX century farmer Manoel da Motta Coqueiro, case that initiated the process of extinction of death penalty in Brazil. Incited by a beautiful and mysterious woman, Danilo takes a fateful decision. He stages a play about the case with himself as Motta Coqueiro and psychiatric patients playing all the other parts. When the borders between reality and fantasy start to blend, Danilo relives the historical facts in first person, all the time conscious of the tragic doom of his character. Full with uncommon characters and surprising turns, the movie approaches the issue of death penalty in a refreshing new perspective.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-02
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After That Party
Overview: Leo had never imagined he would see his dad kissing another man in the middle of a party - until it happened. Now, with the help of his best friend Carol, he has to find a way to tell his dad that he found out about his secret.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-09-26
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Kardec
Overview: The story of Allan Kardec, from his days as an educator to his contribution to the spiritist codification.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-05-16
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Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro
Overview: The story of José Abelardo Barbosa, narrated from the time of his youth, when he was at medical school, and dropped everything to become a radio announcer. After that, we follow the transformation of his life and the creation of his alter ego, Chacrinha.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-10-25
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Lacuna
Overview: A troubled family deals with disturbing and horrifying changes in their lives after a serious accident unravels dark mysteries from the past.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-10-29
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As Simple As That
Overview: Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-07-09
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A Suspeita
Overview: Lúcia is a renowned police investigator. At age 50, has dedicated her entire life to her profession and is a respected name among her peers. Everything changes during an investigation, a writer that was writing the memoir of one of the drug trafficking lord, and had his phone tapped illegally by Lúcia, is assassinated and she is under investigation by her superiors. At the same time, she finds out she has Alzheimer.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2022-06-16
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I'm Still Here
Overview: In 1971, military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family — Rubens, Eunice, and their five children — live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-09-19
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Overview: Paula, a famous plastic surgeon, applies an experimental formula to herself that promises to completely eliminate cellulite. However, she ends up dying shortly after the test. Now, with the help of a medium, the doctor returns to Earth to try to stop her greedy ex-partner from putting the harmful product on the market.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-08-20
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