Marcelo Freixo
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birthday: April 12, 1967
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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A Estética da Luta
Overview: About Rio de Paz
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
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Breaking Myths
Overview: “Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump — and who is up for a second term this October. The story is told through the lens of the critically acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker and LGBTQ activist Fernando Grostein Andrade (“Abe” Sundance 19), who directed, wrote, and produced the feature alongside creative partner Fernando Siqueira as the first release under his production company in California, FilmSoul Studios.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-13
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October
Overview: A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-10-18
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One Day
Overview: Marcelo lives a cloudy day in Rio.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-03-21
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Life in Gray
Overview: A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where the government cuts the colors of Rio de Janeiro, turning the city black and white.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-08
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The Stranger in the House
Overview: Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three years of his routine in the public sphere, which provokes a reflection on a time of polarization in Brazilian politics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Auto de Resistência
Overview: A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so-called "self-defense acts". The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how Brazil's Federal Government deals with these cases, from the police investigations to the courtrooms.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-04-11
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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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Geraldinos
Overview: Maracanã was built for the first World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Initially, it had a democratic space called General. The record analyzes the recent works in the stadium and shows classic fans.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-04-28
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Nem
Overview: Activist, prostitute and foster mother, Indianara emerges as a standard bearer for the transgender community in Brazil. She passes on to the new generation everything she knows about revolution, nightlife and freedom.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-05-31
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