João Acaiabe
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1944-05-14
Locus Natus: Espírito Santo do Pinhal, São Paulo, Brazil
Et ut:
Nasce uma Mulher
On Jo's birthday, her mother, and later, her father, discover that she is not a virgin anymore - she is taking pills. The birthday party turns into a...
release : 1983.10.20popularis : 0.632
Bloody Gold
The son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in a mansion in Rio, one day receives a letter from his...
release : 1978.02.27popularis : 0.44
Gênesis 22
"And God said, Take thy son, and bring him to the land which I will show thee."
release : 1999.07.28popularis : 1.68
Distraída para a Morte
Three black teenagers walk around town. The two boys laugh at their own racist jokes while the girl watches them in silence.
release : 2001.02.15popularis : 1.125
The Day Dorival Faced the Guards
Dorival, a man in jail, has only one wish: to take a bath. To achieve his objective, he defies the private, the corporal, the sargeant and, finally,...
release : 1986.04.11popularis : 5.39
Denying Brazil
A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...
release : 2000.11.20popularis : 2.038
The House of Sand
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of...
release : 2005.05.13popularis : 2.348
Chronically Unfeasible
Filmed over a five-year period, Chronically Unfeasible dissects Brazilian problems, using six people who meet in a restaurant in São Paulo as...
release : 2000.08.10popularis : 2.691
Boleiros: Era uma Vez o Futebol...
Tribute to the world of soccer in Brazil. Group of ex-soccer players gather in a bar in São Paulo to remember old stories of their prime.
release : 1998.08.21popularis : 1.059
Tanta Estrela Por Aí
A comedy based on a true story about singer Raul Seixas.
release : 1993.01.02popularis : 0.763
O Dia de Jerusa
Bixiga, heart of São Paulo. Jerusa, a resident of a house aged by time, on a special day, receives Silvia, an opinion pollster who circulates...
release : 2014.03.25popularis : 2.93
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião,...
release : 1981.09.28popularis : 7.813
Até Que a Vida nos Separe
A group of friends in Sao Paulo see each other regularly in different venues of this huge metropolis, and act as their own de-facto family. They are...
release : 1999.05.29popularis : 1.757
The Ballerina
Diamante is a gay boxer who stands out for his body control and fast leg movements. At night, he performs as a drag queen at a nightclub. His...
release : 2016.09.10popularis : 0.565
The Next Victim
A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
release : 1983.05.10popularis : 3.056
Love is All
A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to...
release : 2011.09.30popularis : 2.404
M8 - When Death Rescues Life
When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery linked to the dead bodies used for dissection.
release : 2019.12.03popularis : 4.759
Kiss 2348/72
Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the...
release : 1990.10.01popularis : 1.899
Bróder
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with...
release : 2010.02.17popularis : 2.516
Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands
The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho and soon finds out he's spending all their money on...
release : 1998.08.31popularis : 1.691
The Forest
Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the Amazon, in 1912, and falls in love with pretty...
release : 2002.11.01popularis : 1.999