Marcelo Argenta

Created by Ricardo Ghiorzi ("The Curse of Sanguanel", "Beyond the Grave"), HISTÓRIAS ESTRANHAS (Stranger Tales) is a suspense/horror/fantasy collection of eight segments produced by independent film companies and directed by the most promising filmmakers of the Brazilian fantastic genre today.

A grieving father goes after the one responsible for the death of his daughter and discovers secrets that the young girl had hidden before she died. His search takes him to a nightclub where an enigmatic host promises to help him in exchange for something. Little did the father know the consequences of this agreement.

A man with no head carefully prepares a large supper in front of a camera. In order to stage the gloomy portrait he has in mind, he must get Judas's head before the full moon rises.

L’histoire débute lors d’un voyage au Pérou qu’effectuent les Khoury, riche famille brésilienne de médecins propriétaire d’un hôpital, afin de célébrer un événement important de la vie de leur fille, Paloma : son entrée en école de médecine.  C’est là que démarrent les tensions au sein de la famille. Félix, le fils aîné, a mis au point un plan machiavélique pour nuire à sa sœur. Persuadé qu’elle a été adoptée, il compte devenir le seul héritier de la fortune familiale.  Lorsque Paloma découvre ce que Félix affirme être la vérité, elle décide de tout plaquer. Elle fait alors la rencontre de l’aventureux Ninho, dont elle tombe amoureuse et avec qui elle s’enfuit. Mais une grossesse imprévue l’oblige à retourner au Brésil. 

A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world.

The Good Side of Life tells the story of a naïve young man from the countryside who was abandoned as a newborn against the will of his mother, and who goes to the big city to look for her. There he will also have the chance to meet the love of his life once again. Candinho's optimism and good humor are his allies against life's difficulties, including the plots of two scoundrels that cross his path.