Caio Blat

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.

Paula and Marcos have just split up after 20 years together. He is editor-in-chief of a news program and she is a television presenter. They have differing opinions, but remain friends and work partners. But despite this, the relationship of respect between them does not prevent them from having different views on how they should conduct the edition of the best moments of the debate that the TV will show - and that can interfere in the choice of hundreds of thousands of undecided voters.

In the concrete jungles of lawless futuristic Brazil, enemies spout slam poetry in duels as their movements remind us of parkour. The adrenaline rush breaks into three timelines: the past introduces teenager Riobaldo and handsome Diadorim, the present depicts a bloody clash and reveals sexual identities, and the future exposes Riobaldo’s deal with the devil.

In 1940s São Paulo, Pedro’s tasked to retrieve his estranged brother André. André’s departure stems from a domineering father, an overly affectionate mother, and Pedro’s jealousy over the father’s favoritism. Further complicating matters is André’s unconventional relationship with their sister, Ana.

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A threesome that takes place against the backdrop of Brazil's 2018 presidential election. Three young adults in a love triangle seek to understand the world and who they are on the brink of a shocking and highly-divisive election that puts the future of each one in check.

In the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro during the early 1980s, Justino finds a chance to escape poverty and transform his life through a powerful neo-Pentecostal church. Beneath his rapid rise and success as a pastor lie repressed desires, secrets, ambition, and betrayal. Fifteen years later, he seeks to settle the score with his past.

Rio de Janeiro, near future. Marlow is a police officer assigned to a mission to find Captain Kurtz, a famous policeman who went missing in mysterious circumstances. Marlow has to do his mission in a boat, undertaking a dangerous journey through the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

A group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them.

Reunited at the Argento Mansion, the cast and creators of Scars of Beauty come together to dish on all the behind-the-scenes details, most memorable moments, and viral social-media reactions generated by the hit telenovela.

Three young Brazilian try to help a terminally ill woman who lives in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Their youthful idealism is shattered with the cruel reality of police brutality.

A lonely architect attends the funeral of his childhood best friend and embarks on a personal journey of reminiscence and self-reflection.

A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.

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A child gets lost in the cracks and his mother desperately attempts to save him.

A Jewish teenager goes to a Catholic school and falls in love with a black Catholic girl.

A man falls in love with a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money.

In 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an apartment in famous street Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana. There he and his friends enjoy freedom even in the midst of a complicated political moment.

The year is 1984. Estela is going through the turbulent phase of adolescence. Sex, lovers, friendships; everything seems very complicated. Her uncle Carlos is her hero, and visiting him in California is her biggest dream. But everything collapses when he returns thin, weak and ill. Between crises and discoveries, Estela will face a reality that will forever change her way of seeing the world.​

Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.

Less than three months before the presidential elections in Brazil, a renowned newscaster faces an explosive ethical conflict that involves his work at the head of his program and his personal relationship with two presidential candidates named as favorites in the polls.

Ayô is a young, gay, Black actor from Bahia, living in São Paulo, and dissatisfied with his love life. After some emotional disagreements with Manu, Ayô turns to dating apps, where he meets João, with whom he forms an instant connection. Professionally, Ayô also finds himself reflecting after Carla, his agent, makes him realize the harsh reality of being a Black artist in an inherently racist society.

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"A Long Journey" tells the story of three siblings who reach adolescence in the late 1960's. The documentary's storyline follows the youngest brother's travels around the world. Worried that he would enter the struggle for freedom against the Brazilian dictatorship, his family sent Heitor to London. There however, he dives head on into the "Swinging London" and, just like the European and American youth of the time period, he experiments with drugs and the mystic allure of India. In the nine years he has traveled around the world, from 1969 to 1978, he has regularly written to his family. The documentary features interviews with Heitor today, his letters and off-screen comments of Heitor's sister, Lúcia Murat, the director of the movie.

Travessia talks about a trip to the center, to the center of ourselves. It is a short film about the human being. Time, death, you, me, laughing, crying, loving, dying surround the plot. There are endless questions. Who am I? What am I doing here? What is my place in this world? Where does my story begin? Where does it end? The allegory of the sea, the place where life was created, is the stage for this short film. Travessia is this journey we call LIFE. Thoughts fly from one side to the other, just as the boat where the history takes place. In this calm environment, the characters play from question to question. What if by chance we're not here? And if by chance... "I need time to understand all this." Time, that small space in our lives that ends in death.

Three friends are part of a fascist opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.

Presented and conducted by the actor Caio Blat, the documentary tells the story of the murder of the newsman Jonas Eduardo Santos de Souza, executed when he was improperly barred at the door of the Itau bank.

A journey through the deeds of Paul of Tarsus (Alexandre Galves), one of the main propagators of Christianity.

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.

Manuel is a crafty cowboy and swindler who lives to serve his two great loves – his fiancée Das Dô, and his mule Beija-fulô – and his business of selling unsound horses to suckers. The killer Targino arrives in town looking for a horse. Thinking that he is being clever, Manuel sells a sick horse to the assassin. Targino swears that he is going to kill Manuel, and dishonor Das Dô’s reputation after he’s dead. Under pressure, Manuel calls on the magic of Toniquinho das Pedras to protect his body. However, the witchdoctor demands the mule Beija-fulô as payment. Manuel, sees himself in the dilemma between having to choose between his fiancée Das Dô, and the mule, Beija-fulô.

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A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.

In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the idle aspirant writer Zeca has been living with Arts Professor Júlia for five years. He is stuck on page 50 of his novel for a long time and Zeca claims lack of inspiration to conclude the plot. He leads a comfortable life from inheritance left by his mother and administrated by his father Humberto. When Zeca sees Júlia alone with her best friend Carol in his flat, he believes that they are having a love affair and becomes obsessed with Carol, following her. Júlia travels to São Paulo with work giving Zeca the perfect opportunity to have an affair with Carol. So begins his complicated life: while Júlia works and studies for her doctorate, Zeca has sex with Carol during the days and with Júlia during the nights. Zeca plots a scheme to stay with either Carol or Júlia but his plan does not go as he hoped.

Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. “As Melhores Coisas do Mundo“ follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make his way through life, with its first sexual experiences, his depressed brother and his self-centered parents. It’s a humorous homage to the pitfalls of daily life and the diversity of life.

Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who faces the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy. These three women, living in different times of their lives, seeking comfort next to Chico Xavier. And Karl reporter remains insisting on interviewing the medium, even without being prepared for it.

Cristiano, Francisco and Gabriel are three good old friends celebrating their entrance in the University. But in a horror night, the fun gets mixed up with violence.

Elected major of the small city of Sucupira, after unfortunate situation, Odorico must open the city cemitery and face acusations of being corrupt, to end his term on good terms with the people.

The film follows the life of the doctor Menezes (Carlos Vereza), known as the doctor of the poor.

In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs Brazil. Moved by Christian ideals, frets Betto, Oswaldo, Fernando, Ivo and Tito came to support the guerrilla group Ação Libertadora Nacional, commanded by Carlos Marighella.

The film is narrated by Riobaldo, who takes us into his life as a gunman and shares his experiences and conflicts. Throughout the plot, he becomes involved with several charismatic groups and leaders, including the feared Hermógenes. Riobaldo's heart is won by Diadorim, a brave and mysterious young man who becomes the love of his life. Through Riobaldo's narrative, the author explores the complexities of the human soul, delving into the duality between good and evil. Adaptation of the acclaimed masterpiece "Grande Sertão: Veredas", written by Guimarães Rosa.

Three people accused of murder who were pardoned by the parents of the victims and acquitted by Justice thanks to the letters psychographed by the medium Chico Xavier.

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 crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.

Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have their covers blown by drug dealers. Arrested, they wait execution or to be rescued by police forces that would risk expose a larger operation.

Bruno and Amanda have to face the difficulties of a long distance relationship after meeting in a flight forced into an emergency landing.

Valter's life turns upside-down when a gang of smalltime criminals move in next door. Valter's wife Iara wants something to be done about their new neighbors whos nigthtly activities does not allow them to sleep. Valter just wants to be left alone.

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