Valéria Ferro

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Serras da Desordem
7.2

Serras da Desordem

Mar 28, 2006
Carapiru is a member of one of Brazil's remaining indigenous peoples, living in harmony with nature and making wise use of the local flora and fauna. But Carapiru is suddenly forced to fend for himself and flees into the nearby rain forest, building a new life for himself with the help some sympathetic settlers. However, after rebuilding his life Carapiru is uprooted once again, this time by government agents. A expressive visual storytelling in this study of the native peoples of Brazil in the 21st century.
Documentary
Angela
5.8

Angela

Sep 07, 2023
In this biopic about the life and death of Ângela Diniz, Angela meets Raul and believes she has found someone who loves her free spirit as much as she does. The overwhelming attraction makes the couple drop everything and live the dream of rebuilding their lives on the beach. But the relationship declines into abuse and violence, giving rise to one of the most remembered murders in Brazil.
Drama
Viva Volta
1

Viva Volta

Oct 21, 2005
A documentary on Brazilian trombone player Raul de Souza who, since 1996, has lived in Paris and suffers because he goes unnoticed, unrewarded in his native land. With the sound of his trombone for a background, the film takes him back to Bangu, in Rio de Janeiro, and retraces his trajectory.
Sangue Azul
5.6

Sangue Azul

Sep 29, 2014
When the Netuno Circus returns to Fernando de Noronha, it brings back a young man with a turbulent past. Pedro is now Zolah, the human cannonball. When secrets surface, bizarre family reunions rival the circus performances.
Drama
Justiça
6.7

Justiça

May 06, 2004
In Justiça, Maria Ramos puts a camera where many Brazilians have never been – a criminal courtroom in Rio de Janeiro, following the daily routine of several characters. There are those that work there every day (public attorneys, judges, and prosecutors) and those that are merely passing through (the accused).
Documentary
Paralamas em Close Up
1

Paralamas em Close Up

Jan 01, 1998
"A journey within the brazilian rock history, having as guide the band Paralams do Sucesso. Interviews with Jorge Ben Jor, Evandro Mesquita, Roberto Frejat, Kid Abelha, Roger, Arnaldo Antunes and others."
Documentary
Quem Vai Ficar com Mário?
6.2
Mario decides to tell his family the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Vicente ruins his plans.
Comedy
Entre Irmãs
7.7

Entre Irmãs

Oct 12, 2017
In the thirties, two sisters separated by fate face prejudice and sexism, one by the high society in a big city and the other by a group of renegades in the countryside. Despite the distance, they know that they can only count on each other and both of them will assert themselves in their own and surprising way.
Drama
Santo Forte
6.625

Santo Forte

Aug 09, 1999
An overview of brazilian spirituality and religions.
Documentary
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
7.2
Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's health complications, he decides to return to the road to ensure a better future for his son. He has a friend in Rio de Janeiro and with him leaves the little one and heads to Brazil. He didn't imagine that this distance between them would develop into a complicated relationship, enhanced by the strong personalities of both. Based on conversations between father and son, this is the story of Luiz Gonzaga, a singer and accordion player known as Rei do Baião or Gonzagão.
Drama
É Fada!
5.7

É Fada!

Oct 06, 2016
Geraldine is a fairy who lost their wings by using unconventional methods in their missions. Her last chance to retrieve them will be the mission "Julia".
Comedy
Aumenta que é Rock 'n' Roll
7.4
The film tells the story of Luiz Antônio, a clumsy radio host, who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a bankrupt radio station. Relying only on his passion for rock'n'roll and a crazy team, he creates one of the most emblematic radio stations in the history of Brazilian rock, Fluminense FM. Among guitar solos and radio signal interferences, we follow the adventures misadventures of Luiz.
Comedy
Bem Casados
6.2

Bem Casados

Dec 03, 2015
Heitor is a bachelor who shoots fancy weddings for a living, but gets in trouble when he meets Penélope, a woman desperate to stop her lover's wedding.
Romance
As Canções
7.2

As Canções

Dec 09, 2011
Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the director engages his subjects in conversation about the song they picked. The end product is deeply personal stories about music and its intimate connection to memory, love, loss, self-discovery, regret, death, and life.
Documentary
Últimas Conversas
7.5

Últimas Conversas

Apr 10, 2015
Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand how teenagers think, live and dream nowadays. The footage was edited by Coutinho’s longtime partner, film editor Jordana Berg, and the final cut is signed by João Moreira Salles.
Documentary
Eliezer Batista - O Engenheiro do Brasil
1
Eliezer Batista – O Engenheiro do Brasil is a documentary about the life of Eliezer Batista, former president of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, twice Minister of State and one of the most influential characters in modern Brazil. The film reflects the thoughts and feelings of a visionary man and his achievements in Brazil and the world.
Documentary
Árido Movie
6.3

Árido Movie

Apr 14, 2005
Weatherman from a TV network goes back to his hometown, Vale da Rocha, a place in Northeast Brazil, devastated by the drought. He is forced to face the geographic elements and his own memories.
Drama
O Pedido
1

O Pedido

Jan 01, 1999
In an old mansion, an old lady and her young goddaughter prepare to receive a mysterious visitor who will fulfill an old wish.
Drama
Ela e Eu
7.3

Ela e Eu

Dec 10, 2021
20 years ago, Bia fell into a coma when her daughter was born, but that hasn't stopped her from being part of the family's daily life for all that time, even if she's unconscious. One day, extraordinarily, Bia wakes up and causes a radical change in the lives of everyone around her. While she needs to relearn how to talk, walk and relate, her adult daughter, her ex-husband and his current wife will have to readjust to a new family configuration, much more complex and full of challenges.
Drama
Rio Sex Comedy
4.5

Rio Sex Comedy

Sep 16, 2010
20 years ago, Bia fell into a coma when her daughter was born, but that hasn't stopped her from being part of the family's daily life for all that time, even if she's unconscious. One day, extraordinarily, Bia wakes up and causes a radical change in the lives of everyone around her. While she needs to relearn how to talk, walk and relate, her adult daughter, her ex-husband and his current wife will have to readjust to a new family configuration, much more complex and full of challenges.
Comedy
A Família de Elizabeth Teixeira
1
After an initial meeting in 1964 interrupted by military dictatorship and a new meeting in the early 1980s to end the film "Twenty Years Later", Eduardo Coutinho once again find Elizabeth Teixeira, survivor of peasant struggles.
Documentary
Jogo de Cena
8.3

Jogo de Cena

Nov 09, 2007
Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.
Documentary
Moscou
5.7

Moscou

Apr 14, 2009
Continuing the exploration of the thin line between truth and performance, Eduardo Coutinho turns his attention to the drama generated during rehearsals for the Galpão Theater Company’s performance of Chekov’s The Three Sisters. As he shoots scenes from the play, Coutinho attempts to capture the very moment in which reality becomes fiction and vice versa—whether through the actors’ bodies and words or in backstage scenes of a performance that will exist only on film.
Documentary
Deserto Feliz
5.2

Deserto Feliz

Apr 23, 2007
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
Drama
Deslembro
6.2

Deslembro

Jun 20, 2019
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.
Drama
180 Graus
6

180 Graus

Sep 16, 2011
Anna, Russell and Bernardo, 3 middle class brazilians involved in a game of passions between the autorship of a succesful book.
Drama
Cilada.com
5

Cilada.com

Jul 08, 2011
Exposed by his girlfriend through a video on the Internet, Bruno tries to revive his reputation, but all he can do is get into a series of traps (Cilada, in Portuguese). Cilada.com is a comedy about love and betrayal that shows the power of the Internet to transform small intimacies and slips in fame and constraints globalized.
Comedy
Irma Vap: O Retorno
5.8

Irma Vap: O Retorno

Apr 07, 2006
After many flops, theatrical producer decides to stage a former hit, "O Mistério de Irma Vap". But he is going to face many problems to find the right actors and get the necessary permissions.
Comedy
Piedade
6.6

Piedade

Nov 23, 2019
The quiet life of the small town Piedade's inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company, which barges in taking over houses and local businesses, throwing everyone out, to better reach and use the area's natural resources.
Drama
Desenrola
7.2

Desenrola

Jul 20, 2011
Priscilla is 16 and if you think a normal girl too, especially when repairs to your friends. When her mother goes to work and she stays alone at home, he decides he'll get in your square attitude and will fund that idea. Among the many changes it wants to promote in your life, virginity seems to be a priority, but it will be the right time is now? Although it decided to invest in more chicken from the class to live their first sexual experience, a group work at school and a trip with friends, can forever change your expectations because she discovers that not everything is exactly as said and the truth can be quite different from reality.
Romance
Vala Comum
1

Vala Comum

Sep 01, 1994
Documentary about the discovery of a ditch in a cemetery located in São Paulo, in which were found the carcass of Brazilian political prisoners who fought against the military dictatorship.
Documentary
Anahy de las Misiones
5

Anahy de las Misiones

Nov 25, 1997
Told by gauchos from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguai, the legend says that Anahy de las Missiones wandered around the Plata Basin during the time of Cisplatina War (1825-1828), stealing the dead.
War
1 Contra Todos - O Filme
8.7
Cadu, an honest lawyer from the countryside of São Paulo, is about to become a father for the second time. However, his life is completely transformed when he falls into a trap and the police find a ton of marijuana in his house. Outraged by the injustice, he begins to act like the head of a drug cartel, exactly what they accused him of, in front of the criminals and murderers in the prison.
Drama
À Beira do Caminho
7.6

À Beira do Caminho

Aug 10, 2012
To escape past traumas, a truck driver João decides to leave his hometown behind and travel cross the country. Alone and lonely he drives all over Brazil until João discovers hiding in his truck a motherless boy looking for his father. Reluctantly, João agrees to take the boy to the nearest town and, during the trip, he finally finds the courage to face his past.
Drama
Câncer com Ascendente em Virgem
1
Maths teacher Clara, mother of a teenager, divorced and party-loving, likes to be in complete control of her life. But when she is diagnosed with breast cancer the control she thought she had is shaken. She rethinks her beliefs, her vanities and her affections, together with her daughter, her mother and old and new friends, discovering an interior strength to overcome the illness. Based on a true story.
Drama