Directing
João Wainer
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Outlaw · 2024Outlaw
★ 6.22024
MovieActionCrime
At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha. Disputed by bicheiros and drug dealers, the community is going through changes in power. Rebeca becomes the wife of the chief drug dealer and, with the death of her partner, his successor. The electrifying trajectory of crime, violence, drugs and love of a female drug kingpin in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s.
Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta · 2025Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta
★ 7.12025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Brazilian pop star Anitta reveals her most intimate world yet in this documentary that explores her dual identity, personal struggles and search for joy.
A Jaula · 2022A Jaula
★ 6.92022
MovieThriller
It's just another luxury car being stolen on a street in São Paulo... or not. A thief easily gets into the SUV parked on a quiet street, but when he tries to get out, he discovers he is trapped, without water or food.
June - The Riots in Brazil · 2014June - The Riots in Brazil
★ 8.82014
MovieDocumentary
In the month of the Brazil World Cup, the documentary shows how the demonstrations against an increase in public transportation fares in São Paulo in June of 2013, evolved to national scale, reaching hundreds of cities. The movement took over one million people to the streets and it became an uprising against corruption, the lack of public services and the copious spendings on the World Cup. The film proposes a reflection on the changes conquered by protesters and asks the question: will tomorrow be bigger?
Zico: O Samurai de Quintino · 2026Zico: O Samurai de Quintino
★ 8.22026
MovieDocumentary
Nelma Kodama: The Queen of Dirty Money · 2024Nelma Kodama: The Queen of Dirty Money
★ 6.32024
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Out of prison, notorious black-market currency trader Nelma Kodama exposes her part in a major Brazilian corruption scandal.
The Bridge · 2011The Bridge
2011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the outskirts of São Paulo. The rapper Mano Brown, the educator Dagmar Garroux and the writer Ferréz live daily with the ills of the periphery of São Paulo. Each in its own way, bringing a baggage of experiences that deserves reflection.
Pixo · 2009Pixo
★ 8.02009
MovieDocumentary
The film discusses the cultural impact of "pichação", a Brazilian form of graffiti, on the streets of São Paulo and its international influence as one of the main cornerstones of Street Art.
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