Carlos Diegues Movies

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

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...

The fun and inspiring journey of a woman, from her 8 to 40 years of age, in search of herself and her own pursuit of happiness. When pressured by her...

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking...

Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.

Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of...

Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poetry is read by exponents of Brazilian culture, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Adriana Calcanhoto, Fernanda...

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through...

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to...

Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today.

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a...

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

Fifteen years after their split, a man and woman reconnect during a chance encounter and reconsider their new loves and lives.

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...

João Carlos Martins was a child with serious health problems. Because of this, he had a reclusive childhood. But one day, the piano came into...

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He...

Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cultural work at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Adaptation of Machado de Assis’s classic novel “Dom Casmurro”. Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying....