REDENTOR
『Redeemer』 Action & Comedy
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 100min Color
Year: 2004
Director: Claudio Torres
Synopsis： A journalist receives a mission from God
to convince a childhood friend of his―who has become
the corrupt head of a construction company― to donate a
hefty fortune to the poor. There are more things among heaven
and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy. Célio Rocha
is more than living proof of this. [Click here
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NARRADORES DE JAVÉ
『The Story tellers』
Comedy
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 100min - Color
Year: 2002
Director: Eliane Caffé
Synopsis： Javé may disappear, flooded by the waters
of a huge hydroelectric power plant. Facing this unfortunate
news, the community decides to defend its existence using
a rather uncommon strategy: it reunites the inhabitants
of the village in order to write a dossier which brings
evidence of “great” and “noble” happenings in the settlement
in order to justify its preservation. Since the majority
of the population is mostly illiterate, there is a need
to find a suitable clerk to perform the task. [Click
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EDIFÍCIO MASTER 『Master Building』 Documentary
Long movie - Documentary
Duration: 110min - Color
Year: 2002
Director: Eduardo Coutinho
Synopsis： For seven days, a cinema crew filmed the
daily life of the residents of the Master― a building
located in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro― a block away
from the beach. This is a 12-story building, with 23 studio
apartments per floor, a total of 276 apartments where some
500 people live. 37 of those people tell their own stories.
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CHAME GENTE -A História do Trio Elétrico
『PEOPLE MAGNET - The history of the Electric Trio』 Documentary Long movie
Duration: 58 min – Color
Year: 2002
Director: Mini Kerti
Synopsis： Perhaps one could call it “the people-calling-music-machine”,
or “coach-car-amplifier that drives people wild”, or yet
“movable-stage that brings carnaval to the people”. These
would have been appropriately defined names, providing a
relatively good explanation for this bizarre music truck.
But how could they possibly be absorbed by popular culture?
Thank God the people themselves took charge of baptizing
this wild “thing” as the “Electric Trio”. [Click here for details]
O
HOMEM DO ANO
『The man of the year』 Action
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 116 min – Color
Year: 2003
Director: José Henrique Fonseca
Synopsis：
An idle bet between friends turns Maiquel― a regular guy― into a killer and hero in his hometown. Allowing himself to be carried along by events, Maiquel wins the respect of criminals and police alike - not to mention the love of two women - until he makes his first mistake and is forced to take control of his own destiny. “The Man of the Year“ is based on the novel “O Matador”, by Patrícia Melo.
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DURVAL DISCOS 『Durval Records』 Comedy
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 97 min – Color
Year: 2002
Director: Anna Muylaert
Synopsis： Durval and his mother Carmita share a humdrum
existence in the back of Durval’s record store. Until, one
day Durval decides to hire a housemaid to help his mother
around the house. The unconventional Celia brings a breath
of fresh air into their lives. But the day after starting
work she disappears, leaving behind a five-year -old girl,
Kiki, and a note saying she’ll be back in two days. Durval
and Carmita discover the sad reality behind Celia and Kiki
on the TV’s news program. [Click here for details]
AMARELO MANGA 『Mango Yellow』 Drama
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 100 min – Color
Year: 2002
Director: Cláudio Assis
Synopsis： "Mango Yellow" describes the
experiences of a group of larger-than-life characters―a
waiter, a gay chef, a butcher and his Evangelical wife―as
they pursue romantic encounters and misadventures, unrealised
dreams and illusions around the northeastern Brazilian city
of Recife. The yellow of the title is an allusion not to
anything golden, but to the mildewed tones of ageing and
the stresses of everyday life.
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Warning: this movie contains adult content, including potentially offensive language, violence and nudity.
O CAMINHO DAS NUVENS
『The middle of the world』 Drama
Long movie - Fiction
Duration: 87 min – Color
Year: 2003
Director: Vicente Amorim
Synopsis： Based on a true story, “The middle of the
world”is about a couple and their five children―ages
ranging from 6 months to 14 years old―as they travel
3.200 km by bicycle across Brazil in search of a dream.
Romão, an illiterate and unemployed truck driver, and his
wife Rose, leave the State of Paraíba, and over the course
of 6 months, travel across five states to reach Rio de Janeiro,
in quest of a monthly salary of 400 dollars.
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