Roland Henze

The existence of a musical band and its importance to the community.

Famous gunman Judas is hired to avenge the death of the city mayor, but his plans take an unexpected turn when he falls in love with the daughter of the colonel he is supposed to assassinate. Amidst the unfolding drama, the police attempt to broker a deal with those involved, but the arrival of the colonel’s nephew, an engineer with plans to build a dam in Degredo, disrupts the delicate balance.

Argentina, as hosts in 1978, were under great pressure to succeed. Amidst passionate supporters, they progressed to the finals with a wonderful blend of attacking football and tough defending. The unlucky Dutch, now lacking Cruyffs' sublime skills, were the fall guys once again in the Final, losing 3-1 in a classic clash of styles. This 1991 reedited version omits controversial interviews from the 1978 original "Copa 78 - O Poder do Futebol", while also including additional television footage of the tournament and newly dubbed English narration instead of the original Spanish.

Unemployed, penniless in the big city and after accidentally stealing and killing his landlady, Antonio flees Rio de Janeiro towards Northeast of Brazil to find his mother. On the way he meets a beautiful woman and a pair of criminals.

Counting on her looks, beautiful and mysterious woman blackmails powerful businessmen involved in fishy schemes, getting everything she wants from them in return for her silence.

Documentary about the Football World Cup held in Argentina in 1978, focusing on the competition and behind the scenes of the most important soccer competition in the world. Two versions of the 1978 official film exist, the first "Copa 78 - O Poder do Futebol" was made by Brazilian directors Maurício Sherman and Victor di Mello in 1979 but was later withdrawn by FIFA because of its controversial content. The film includes an interview with Rodolfo Galimberti, one of the leaders of the Montoneros guerrilla group and also made accusations that the Argentinian competition organisation committee had deliberately hindered Brazilian chances of success by tampering with the pitch at Mar del Plata.

Nurse Cacilda meets factory worker Altino and they begin a romance, but upon discovering she is being deceived, Cacilda plots to kidnap and kill Sonia, his six-year-old daughter. Based on a true story.

Three English women on vacation in Brazil shake the structures of a Brazilian bourgeois family, but while one of them finds love, the other two are disappointed in flirting.

Two pickpockets live in a world where they dream of social elevation.

"Lula, 'bon vivant' who subsists at the expense of small blows, goes on with his life without a present or future purpose. Basically, he just tries to forget having been abandoned by his fiancee Helena, who gave in to his father's imposition. The situations in which he gets involved from then on are paradoxical, trying to survive in the best possible way and spending money he doesn't have, but which comes to him in one way or another. On a day of complete despair, Lula meets a group of "hippies" and leaves catechized. Willing to anything, he becomes a preacher of new customs and new ethics of life. In turn, Helena, whose marriage had failed, dreams of meeting Lula again, hoping to return to his arms.

Record of the importance of Confeitaria Colombo in cultural life from the beginning of the century, in Rio de Janeiro, to the present day.

The film features biographical data on one of the most popular Brazilian poets -- CASIMIRO DE ABREU.

Focusing on aerial and terrestrial scenes, it shows the urbanization of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, according to a project by urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer.

In its narrow and winding streets, there are still churches, the old and rich houses in ruins and the houses of the poor, recalling the lavish past of the city of Laranjeiras, in Sergipe.

Um é Pouco, Dois é Bom is a Brazilian film, with an urban theme, produced and filmed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, in 1970. The film is divided into two parts (Com um Pouquinho de Sorte and Vida Nova Por Acaso) that have different character cores and independent narrative structures.

A drama in the amazonian country.

João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his album Brasil.

The day of the washing of Christ the Redeemer, on top of Corcovado, made by the brothers, Dilson and Floriano, who once a year face this difficult task.

Two thousand fishermen, living in a 50-kilometer stretch of the coast of Rio de Janeiro, between Macaé and Cabo Frio, are threatened with paralyzing their activities. An anhydrous alcohol production plant, located on the banks of the São João River, is causing water pollution, with the indiscriminate release of "vinhoto", a by-product of sugar cane. It prevents the penetration of sunlight into rivers and compromises their oxygenation. Pollution, carried by the current, is already reaching the sea waters. Fishermen, scientists and technicians denounce the plant's procedure, which puts the health of the region's inhabitants and the traditional fishing economy at risk."