Carlos Diegues Movies

Life is not easy for anyone and the money is getting shorter for Antonia, who is unemployed. But she doesn't lose her sense of humor even when she...

The sierras of southern Brazil, 1963. The son of an French man and a Brazilian woman, Tony is a young man with a profound love of cinema and poetry....

The selfish Ancelmo dies and ends up trapped in limbo. To secure his place in heaven, he must practice a good deed and play cupid, as he is tasked...

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a...

God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil,...

Jorge, an ambitious journalist, marries into money and betrays colleagues to become a powerful politician during political turmoil in 1946 Brazil.

In a crime-plagued area of Rio de Janeiro, a team of honest cops, including a determined rookie, fights corruption and mistrust on all sides.

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual...

The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The...

The film tells the story of Luiz Antônio, a clumsy radio host, who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a bankrupt radio station. Relying...

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. Third episode: from the 1960s, France and Europe showed a real enthusiasm for Latin American...

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking...

A woman tries to help her twin sister, with whom she has a strong connection, recover from a trauma. But weird things surround their lives.

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the...

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.