André Ceccato

This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando. Fed up with civilization, he ventures deep into Amazon country to live with and work among the Xingu Indians.

Shows a day in the lives of security guards and criminals that live in São Paulo. Through depositions and daily actions, it gives life to those who do not see a way out of a wolrd guarded by walls.

Elias sees his world threatened when his ex-wife, one recovering junkie, asks for the guard of their son. Fito is in desperation for losing his father because of Elias. Isis, who hides in a vagabond hotel, can be the salvation for Fito and Elias.

La prison de Carandiru, à São Paulo, est la plus grande d'Amérique latine. Dans cet endroit surpeuplé et délabré, un célèbre médecin doit mener un programme de prévention contre le sida. Habitué à la médecine haut de gamme, il va devoir apprendre à se débrouiller en se fiant à son instinct. Peu à peu, il découvre les détenus, leur monde à part, leur humanité et leur fabuleuse envie de vivre. A force de contacts et de temps, il gagne leur respect et partage leurs secrets. A travers son regard, c'est toute la tragédie sociale d'un pays qui se révèle, jusqu'au jour du terrible massacre de Carandiru...

'Morra.com' reveals the strength and importance of marginal cinema in the 60s and 70s. In the film, the cardboard collector dreams of becoming a filmmaker and producing a film, while uncovering a crime that occurred in ”Boca do Lixo” .