O Novo Cinema Cearense
by vic-kings | created - 31 Oct 2019 | updated - 31 Oct 2019 | PublicFilms by Petrus Cariry, Karim Ainouz, Halder Gomes, Bruno Safadi, Ricardo & Luiz Pretti, José Araújo, Joe Pimentel, Pedro Diógenes, Guto Parente, Pedro Rocha and Elena Meirelles
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1. O Grão (2007)
88 min | Drama
The elderly Perpétua, feeling the approach of death, decides to prepare Zeca, her beloved grandson, to the inevitable. She tells him the story of a king and a queen, a wealthy and powerful ... See full summary »
Director: Petrus Cariry | Stars: Leuda Bandeira, Veronica Cavalcanti, Nanego Lira, Kelvya Maia
Votes: 71
2. Mother and Daughter (2011)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy
After a long time apart, a mother and her daughter meet again in the desert, between ruins and memories. The daughter destiny denies her mother dream. The past is circle that imprisons both... See full summary »
Director: Petrus Cariry | Stars: Juliana Carvalho, Zezita Matos
Votes: 71
3. Clarisse or Something About Us (2015)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The dry quarry and a forest that still beats. A very sick father reviews the daughter. Resentments are brought to the table. The memory of the dead awakened by blood, objects, shadows and ... See full summary »
Director: Petrus Cariry | Stars: David Wendefilm, Sabrina Greve, Everaldo Pontes, Tabata Nery
Votes: 139
4. The Boat (I) (2018)
72 min | Drama
In an isolated fishing village, Esmerina is married to a fisherman and has 26 children. Letra A, the oldest son secretly desires to leave to see the world beyond the sea. The daily routine ... See full summary »
Director: Petrus Cariry | Stars: Rômulo Braga, Samya De Lavor, Veronica Cavalcanti, Everaldo Pontes
Votes: 79
5. Love for Sale (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
In order to get funds, a young woman living in the Northeast of Brazil decides to raffle her own body.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Hermila Guedes, Maria Menezes, Zezita Matos, João Miguel
Votes: 2,112 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
A geologist is sent to an isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil to survey water sources, but begins to feel a a sense of abandonment and loneliness.
Directors: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes | Star: Irandhir Santos
Votes: 1,180
7. The Silver Cliff (2011)
83 min | Drama
In "The Silver Cliff" Violeta (Alessandra Negrini) is a married dentist in a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Camila Amado, Luisa Arraes, Milton Gonçalves, Sergio Guizé
Votes: 410
8. Futuro Beach (2014)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Fred Lima, Thomas Aquino
Votes: 3,321 | Gross: $0.02M
9. O Sol na Cabeça (2018)
Drama
With the debut of Geovani Martins, Brazilian literature finds the voice of its new realism. In the thirteen short stories of The Sun in the Head, we come across the childhood and ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Aïnouz
10. As Mães de Chico Xavier (2011)
90 min | Drama
Three mothers see their reality become completely ... They are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full... See full summary »
Directors: Glauber Filho, Halder Gomes | Stars: Paulo Goulart Filho, Nelson Xavier, Herson Capri, Vanessa Gerbelli
Votes: 538
11. Cine Holliúdy (2012)
91 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The massive arrival of television in rural Brazil in the 1970s jeopardizes the small movie theaters' business. Francisgleydisson is the owner of Cine Holliudy, and he must be extremely ... See full summary »
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Edmilson Filho, Jesuíta Barbosa, Roberto Bomtempo, Rainer Cadete
Votes: 1,235
12. O Shaolin do Sertão (2016)
100 min | Comedy
Aluízio Li, an aficionado and alienated by martial arts films in the state of Ceara (Brazil) in the 80s, sees your playful and innocent world in check when a retired professional wrestler (... See full summary »
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Edmilson Filho, Igor Jansen, Falcão, Fafy Siqueira
Votes: 757
13. Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Pacatuba "CE, Brazil", 1980s. With the arrival of the videocassette, Francisgleydisson is obliged to close his beloved Cine Holliúdy, which compromises the payment of his 18-year-old son's ... See full summary »
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Edmilson Filho, Miriam Freeland, Ariclenes Barroso, Roberto Bomtempo
Votes: 245
14. Meu Nome é Dindi (2007)
87 min | Drama
Director: Bruno Safadi | Stars: Djin Sganzerla, Gustavo Falcão, Carlo Mossy, Nildo Parente
Votes: 38
15. Harmonica's Howl (2013)
72 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple, Pedro and Antônia, have their relationship weakening after meeting Luana. Romance, seduction, fear and anguish from the future are established in this story of liquid love.
Director: Bruno Safadi | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Jiddu Pinheiro, Leandra Leal
Votes: 106
16. Road to Ythaca (2010)
70 min | Drama
Four friends - played by the four directors - have recently lost a fifth one. After a night of heavy drinking, they decide to travel to the mythical Ythaca.
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Guto Parente, Luiz Pretti, Pedro Diogenes, Ricardo Pretti
Votes: 85
17. The Monsters (2011)
81 min | Drama
No man is a failure when he has friends.
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti
Votes: 56
18. At the Wrong Place (2011)
70 min | Drama
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Rodrigo Fischer, Márcio Minervino, Súlian Princivalli, Micheli Santini
Votes: 15
19. Com os Punhos Cerrados (2014)
74 min | Drama
In Fortaleza, Brazil, Eugenio, Joaquim and João use a clandestine radio to scream their hunger for freedom and revolution. They hack the traditional radio stations, overwhelming them with ... See full summary »
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Ricardo Pretti, Pedro Diogenes, Luiz Pretti, Samya De Lavor
Votes: 30
20. The Last Breath (2016)
90 min | Drama
The living call for revenge. The dead minerals and vegetables demand revenge. It is the hour of general protest. It's time for the destroying flights. It's time for the barricades, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Luiz Pretti, Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Rômulo Braga, Stephane Brodt, Vitor Colares, Samya De Lavor
21. My Own Private Hell (2018)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
In a bar called Inferninho, the staff dream of escape. A handsome sailor with a dream of finding home arrives.
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente | Stars: Yuri Yamamoto, Demick Lopes, Samya De Lavor, Rafael Martins
Votes: 333
22. Tremor Iê (2019)
87 min | Sci-Fi
Arrested since a popular demonstration in 2013, Janaína escapes and meets her friend Cassia in a context of an ongoing coup d'etat. Their reunion brings along their drums and attempts to ... See full summary »
Directors: Lívia de Paiva, Elena Meirelles | Stars: Lila M. Salú, Deyse Mara, Getúlio Abelha, Petrus de Bairros
Votes: 13
23. Antonio One Two Three (2017)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
António runs away from home and tries to spend the night at his ex-girlfriend's apartment. There he finds a brazilian girl, an unexpected guest. Johnny is struggling to stage his first ... See full summary »
Director: Leonardo Mouramateus | Stars: Mauro Soares, Deborah Viegas, Daniel Pizamiglio, João Fiadeiro
Votes: 259
24. O Sertão das Memórias (1996)
102 min | Drama
Antero and Maria Araújo's story is the shortcut chosen by the director to show life in Maraima, a small town in the state of Ceará, Brazil, including life in community and the military ... See full summary »
Director: José Araújo | Stars: Beth Alencar, Antero Marques Araújo, Ednardo Braga, Walter Filho
Votes: 20
25. As Tentações do Irmão Sebastião (2006)
147 min | Drama, Fantasy
Sebastian, a novice in a post-apocalyptic Brazilian monastery, prepares to be ordained while struggling with intense doubts. Before priesthood, he must confess his greatest secrets: his ... See full summary »
Director: José Araújo | Stars: Rodolfo Vaz, Majô De Castro, Marcus Miranda, Marcus A. Miranda
Votes: 8
26. Corpo Delito (2017)
74 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Ivan is a young Brazilian delinquent going through a probationary programme. An electronic shackle controls his location, but not his thoughts.
Director: Pedro Rocha | Stars: Ivan Silva, José Neto, Gleiciane Gomes, Jefferson do Nascimento
Votes: 26
27. Currais (2019)
91 min | Documentary
Directors: David Aguiar, Sabina Colares | Stars: Rômulo Braga, Vitor Colares, Débora Ingrid, Zezita Matos
Votes: 8
28. Doce Amianto (2013)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Amianto lives isolated in her own fantasy world, inhabited by her delusions and unbridled hope, where her ingenuity and her melancholy coexist hand in hand. After feeling abandoned by her ... See full summary »
Directors: Guto Parente, Uirá dos Reis | Stars: Deynne Augusto, Uirá dos Reis, Dario Oliveira, Rafaela Diógenes
Votes: 116
29. The Mysterious Death of Pérola (2014)
62 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Away from home, living alone in an old and gloomy apartment, Pérola feels the effects of the time passing, being increasingly taken by nostalgia and fear to a point where dream, fantasy and reality lose its borders.
Directors: Ticiana Augusto Lima, Guto Parente | Stars: Ticiana Augusto Lima, Guto Parente
Votes: 86
30. The Strange Case of Ezequiel (2016)
71 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
After the sudden death of his wife, Ezequiel lives sad and resigned in solitude. Until the day that an extra-terrestrial being appears in his life and changes the color of his destiny.
Director: Guto Parente | Stars: Euzébio Zloccowick, Nataly Rocha, Caio Dias, Armando Praça
Votes: 57
31. The Cannibal Club (2018)
81 min | Comedy, Horror
Otavio and Gilda's elite life falls in danger when Gilda accidentally discovers a secret from Borges, a powerful congressman, and the Club's leader.
Director: Guto Parente | Stars: Tavinho Teixeira, Ana Luiza Rios, Pedro Domingues, Zé Maria
Votes: 1,023
32. Bezerra De Menezes: The Diary of a Spirit (2008)
75 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The life and work of writer, politician and medical doctor Bezerra de Menezes, known as the doctor of the poor. The film follows him through his many social causes and his devotion to the ... See full summary »
Directors: Glauber Filho, Joe Pimentel | Stars: Carlos Vereza, Magno Carvalho, Larissa Vereza, Lucas Ribeiro
Votes: 248
33. Homens Com Cheiro de Flor (2011)
90 min | Drama, Western
A road in the countryside of Ceará. Abandoned cars with open doors. Bodies lying on the ground. Faces and hands shot. Blood. The nightmare of a man who wants to abandon his life as a gunman.
Director: Joe Pimentel | Stars: Joelson Medeiros, Aury Porto, Demick Lopes, Artur Mota Filho
34. Rio Belongs to Us (2013)
75 min | Drama, Thriller
After 10 years away from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Marina receives a mysterious postcard that makes her return to the city. Not knowing clearly the reasons that made her return, she looks for answers.
Director: Ricardo Pretti | Stars: Leandra Leal, Jiddu Pinheiro, Mariana Ximenes
Votes: 61
35. The End of an Age (2014)
70 min | Drama
A joy for the eyes and ears, this high-point of the Brazilian trilogy Operation Sonia Silk. A dreamy making-of about the two other episodes and also a cinematographic essay (in picture, ... See full summary »
Directors: Ricardo Pretti, Bruno Safadi | Stars: Leandra Leal, Ricardo Prado, Mariana Ximenes
Votes: 17
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