Ivan de Almeida
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Birthday: July 10, 1938
Age: 86 years old
Gender: Male
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Carandiru
Overview: When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-03-21
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Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois
Overview: A couple do everything in order to stay together, against their families' wish.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-07-15
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O Judoka
Overview: The first Brazilian movie adaptation of a national super-hero comic.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1973-02-12
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Geni
Overview: Geni spent her life keeping a secret and living in the shadow of Fran Lopez, a famous singer with many fans. Determined to change her story, she fights for her space and recognition
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-03-19
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Ódio
Overview: The lawyer Roberto leaves his career and his fiancée behind to chase the criminals who killed his entire family in a brutal massacre.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-08-09
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Pra Ficar Nua, Cachê Dobrado
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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República dos Assassinos
Overview: In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, symbol of the group, caused an uncomfortable indignation. This is the story of Mateus Romeiro, the most famous of the policemen, who was part of the Homens de Aço (Steelmen) group, one of the factions in which the squadron was divided.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-11-11
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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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Maresia
Overview: Where do you draw the line between fact and fiction in one man's life? That's the issue confronting an art expert delving into the biography of a painter who drowned 50 years ago, whose presence suddenly makes itself felt through the appearance of a contemporary friend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-11-17
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O Bom Burguês
Overview: True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-08-25
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Prova de Fogo
Overview: As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to Umbanda, a religion he embraces so strongly that it makes him give up his studies. Determined to open his own spiritist center, Mauro moves to the countryside.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-05-25
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My Father
Overview: A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-09-01
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The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Overview: Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augusto Matraga, a bankrupt and violent farmer who lives above the Law in Minas Gerais' hinterland. During a difficult time, he finds himself in the middle of a trap that nearly kills him. Born again, Matraga resorts to faith and hard work in the pursuit of redemption. Years later, he arrives at the village reigned by the hinterland's ruler and his thugs. This new friendship will challenge his destiny. Inside Matraga, the Saint and the Warrior will duel until his time comes.
Genres: Drama Adventure Western
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-01-02
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Mulheres Liberadas
Overview: Segment 1 - THE TIRE (O Pneu)-(20'): Pietro carries a folder full of money with him on his journey. On the road, he meets Luiza who had a flat tire of her car. He spends the night with her in a motel. Segment 2 - THE TELEPHONE (O Telefone)-(20'): Elisa is a dissatisfied woman with her marriage and engages with a stranger on the phone. On the other side of the line, the man tells her erotic things, making her imagine herself living the situations narrated. Segment 3 - THE CURRENT (A Curra)-(40'): A newly married couple from the United States seeks to revive their erotic knowledge in ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-10-28
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Estranhas Relações
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-12-15
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O Segredo da Rosa
Overview: Friends Severina and Maria José struggle to survive in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. The first is a widow who sells flowers and the second has a lover who does little to help with expenses. Their children sell peanuts during the day. One day, the children get lost and are found again at Jaks' house, who offers to sell Severina certain suspicious merchandise, disguised among the roses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-12-04
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A Noiva da Cidade
Overview: When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her influence in order to get ambiguous deeds done.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-05-26
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Camouflaged Virgin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-08-25
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Carnaval
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-02-07
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As Granfinas e o Camelô
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-02-07
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Sombras de Julho
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1995-01-17
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O Reencontro
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2016-04-13
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Black Goddess
Overview: A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' suffering and powers of resistance. Balogun effortlessly links present with past, real with magical worlds and discourse with trance. The hypnotic atmosphere is also heightened by the music of the Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka, which plays with repetitive patterns and distortions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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O Escolhido de Iemanjá
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Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-06-12
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Por Um Fio
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Ballroom
Overview: An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-25
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Carcereiros: O Filme
Overview: Adriano is an honest prison guard who is averse to violence. He tries to keep the prison peaceful, even though he is struggling with major family problems. The arrival of Abdel, a dangerous international terrorist, increases the tension in the prison, which is already experiencing days of terror due to the fight between two criminal factions. Now, Adriano will have to face a rebellion and control Abdel's every move.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-11-28
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The Patriot
Overview: Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is behind his strange ideas about how to build a great nation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1998-04-29
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Who Killed Pixote?
Overview: The true story of the boy who became famous when he was cast for the main part on the Brazilian film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981). After the film was over, he tried to work as an actor on other projects, with little success. As time went by, he got involved with crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-11-01
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Lucio Flavio
Overview: The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-02-01
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Roque Santeiro
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Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-08-27
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