Rubens Santos

Curral is a political drama set in the rural Brazilian city of Gravatá. During the mayoral elections, the population is divided between the Blue and Red parties, two political oligarchies fighting each other for power. A recent severe drought means water is the main bargaining chip when it comes to securing a majority of people's votes. Chico Caixa is a former city employee. He lost his job trying to take water supplies to a poor neighborhood which had been abandoned for political reasons. Caixa is invited by a childhood partner, Joel, to work on his councilor campaign. Joel presents himself as a new alternative to the older candidates, who have been in power for decades. But as the campaign progresses, Chico Caixa soon realizes that breaking apart from the established political game is not always as easy as it may seem

Le nouveau film de Kleber Mendonça Filho

When an ocean-fascinated cowboy from the Brazilian backlands discovers that the farm where he has worked all his life will be sold, he abandons everything to, finally, get to know the sea. Guided by an old postcard sent by a long-lost love, he embarks on a quest that will redefine his life.

Matheus is the owner of a very simple amusement park and has the dream of visiting the famous parks in the USA. But when his family finally gets the opportunity to travel abroad for the first time, things don't go as expected.

La vie dans un quartier de classe moyenne de la zone sud de Recife est perturbée par l’arrivée d’une société de sécurité privée. La présence de ces hommes est source de tranquillité pour certains et de tension pour d’autres, dans une communauté qui semble avoir beaucoup à craindre. Une chronique brésilienne, une réflexion sur l’histoire, la violence et le bruit.

The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and softly saying the words - in a time when singers with potent voices ruled, was in a way a forerunner of Bossa Nova style.

Clara, la soixantaine, ancienne critique musicale, est née dans un milieu bourgeois de Recife, au Brésil. Elle vit dans un immeuble singulier, l'Aquarius construit dans les années 1940, sur la très huppée Avenida Boa Viagem qui longe l’océan. Un important promoteur a racheté tous les appartements mais elle, se refuse à vendre le sien. Elle va rentrer en guerre froide avec la société immobilière qui la harcèle. Très perturbée par cette tension, elle repense à sa vie, son passé, ceux qu’elle aime.

Dans un futur proche… Le village de Bacurau dans le sertão brésilien fait le deuil de sa matriarche Carmelita qui s’est éteinte à 94 ans. Quelques jours plus tard, les habitants remarquent que Bacurau a disparu de la carte.

The creepy stories and imaginaries from one of Brazil's most important cities.

When a con man on the run gets mistaken for a poor church's visiting priest, he is tapped to lead the parish in a grand caroling for the holiday season.

In the heart of the neighborhood of Pina, in Recife, a quiet supermarket sees its daily life changed by an inexplicable phenomenon of nature, "Multicor Sky Flashing". Among Superpina's shelves and stocks, customers and employees experience "Amor Primo".

Dans le Brésil de 2027, les raves célèbrent l’amour de Dieu et les kiosques de consultation spirituelle sont devenus la norme. Joana accorde toute sa considération à sa foi et à sa relation avec Dieu. Elle utilise son travail de notaire pour inciter les couples qui divorcent à reconsidérer leur séparation. Elle est réconfortée par un collectif religieux inhabituel qui lui permet de sauvegarder son mariage bien qu'il soit un échec. Bien que son mari et elle aient eu du mal à concevoir, leurs efforts pour avoir un enfant finiront par amener Joana plus près de Dieu qu'elle ne l'aurait jamais espéré.

Paralysed by fear of the future, a middle aged French bureaucrat escapes to Brazil where a destructive affair with a boy forces her to learn to live in the present.

The original Canal Brasil series is based on chronicles by writer Xico Sá. The focus is on modern relationships, taking as a starting point the love misadventures of journalist Quincas.