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- DirectorGabriel MartinsStarsCícero LucasCarlos FranciscoCamilla DamiãoA lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
- DirectorLaís BodanzkyStarsCauã ReymondLuísa CruzLuise HeyerAn intimate look at the life of Dom Pedro I and the historical events that revolve around the prince, anticipating a decisive moment in his trajectory. In 1831, the first Emperor of Brazil returned to Europe under adverse conditions, on the English warship Warspite. In view of his abdication to the throne of Brazil, this is a moment of deep reflection for D. Pedro I, who ponders the mistakes and successes of his administration since the moment he arrived in the country with his family at the age of 10, in 1808 .
- DirectorRené SampaioStarsAlice BragaGabriel LeoneOtávio AugustoOn an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. Curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. This love needs to mature and learn to overcome differences.
- DirectorLázaro RamosFlávia LacerdaStarsAlfred EnochTaís AraújoSeu JorgeIn a dystopian near future in Brazil, an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa - creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation.
- DirectorMarcelo GomesStarsKika SenaVinicius Batista da SilvaPatricia DawsonPaloma, a farm worker, wants a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. The local priest refuses her request. But Paloma, a transgender woman, will fight back for her dream.
- DirectorRosane SvartmanStarsNicolas CruzJuliano CazarréLola BelliA little kid-ghost called Pluft lives with his ghost-mother and ghost-uncle, in a remote house in a desert island. He doesn't even believe people real exist. His world will be thrown upside down, when an evil pirate (Perna de Pau) disembark on the island, after kidnapping the little girl Maribel (daughter of a famous captain), in search of Captain's hidden treasure. Three friendly sailors will help to free the girl. Based on a very well known Brazilian children's play.
- DirectorRenato BarbieriStarsDira PaesMatheus AbreuFlavio BauraquiIn the '90s, a mother looks for her missing son and finds farms with slave labor practices in the Amazon region.
- DirectorCristiano BurlanStarsMarcelia CartaxoDunstin FariasTuna DwekA single mother lives with her only son. She can't find him when she returns from work. After a relentless search, she finds out that he was killed by the police and his body is missing. She begins a journey for the right to bury his body.
- DirectorJoão Paulo Miranda MariaStarsAntonio PitangaAna Flavia CavalcantiSam LouwyckCristovam, a native from the brazilian hinterland, works in a milk factory in a former Austrian colony in Brazil. He feels lonely, ostracized by cultural and ethnic differences. One day, he discovers an abandoned house filled with objects that remind him of his origins. He slowly settles in this house. Curiously, more objects start to appear without explanation, as if the place was "alive".
- DirectorCarolina MarkowiczStarsMaeve JinkingsCésar BordónRômulo BragaA family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch is offered a diabolical deal: to put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin in need of a place to hide.
- DirectorJosé Eduardo BelmonteStarsThomas AquinoBianca BinEdvana CarvalhoA police officer tries to find out who is to blame for a crime committed against a candidate for mayor of a small town. He hears versions of a hired killer, the victim's fiancée, and the candidate himself.
- DirectorAngelo DefantiStarsAndré AbujamraÂngelo AntônioArthur AssonThe enthusiasm for a monthly meeting of a group of old friends with a penchant for delicious food is waning after many years. After meeting an interesting and mysterious chef, one of them decides to gather the gang for one final magnificent meal. In spite of a mysterious death the next day, they decide to continue to gather to be served their favourite meals one by one. This distinctive combination, part culinary film-part thriller, provides an evocative depiction of friendship, food and gluttonous sin. The Club of Angels is based on Brazilian author Luis Fernando Verissimo's best-selling novel of the same name, from 1998. Director Angelo Defanti offers a visually effervescent adaptation, which is as thought-provoking as much as it tickles the taste buds. Defanti's solid grasp of the narrative as well as the remarkable artistic touches and strong acting performances makes this an impressive feature film debut.
- DirectorBruno Fatumbi TorresStarsJuliana DrummondMurilo GrossiSimone IliescuLiz is surrounded by doubts and uncertainties. Introspective, she searches for the reason why her partner Miguel has gone. While looking for deep inside answers, she feels the need for emotional support from her younger sister Lara.
- DirectorAly MuritibaStarsPaulo MiklosSergio MaroneMaureen MirandaWestern book writer, Eugenio is going through a difficult phase. He is famous for the novels starring the Jesus Kid, but his sales have been going from bad to worse for some time. The light at the end of the tunnel seems to be a film director's invitation: he wants Eugenio to write a film script. However, to write this script, Eugênio must spend three months isolated in a luxury hotel, without being able to go out or have contact with the world he knows. Based on this premise, Mutarelli builds a scathing critique of the publishing market and the film market - where he has been circulating for years. Bringing to Eugênio much of his own personality, the author shows how the commercial part of culture can be perverse to those who work in it.
- DirectorCaio BlatStarsDébora BlochPaulo BettiLuisa ArraesA chief editor of a newsroom and a TV host, who were married for a long time, must try to conciliate their personal distinct views while working together during the coverage of a political debate of great importance for the nation's future.
- DirectorHalder GomesStarsMonique AlfradiqueMax PettersonEdmilson FilhoAimée, a digital influencer who has just found out herself bankrupt, is looking to recover an old house inherited by her late mother, located at a Brazil's remote and semi-arid region.
- DirectorCaito OrtizStarsLázaro RamosPaolla OliveiraElisa LucindaTom's life changes after he becomes a father and, along with his wife Elisa, he learns the meaning of unconditional love when their daughter is born. A faithful representation of a committed father's relationship with their kids.
- DirectorLuis PinheiroStarsMaíra AzevedoBarrosoNeusa BorgesTired of dealing with the responsibilities of her first child, Daiana decides to take a "Vale Night" to spend the night with her friends, but for that she needs to leave the child with the child's father. Vini, also bored, decides to take the baby to the funk party, where everything goes well until he loses the boy and goes in search of the child throughout the community, putting himself in unusual and fun situations so that Diana doesn't notice anything.
- DirectorLina ChamieStarsEduardo KobraSleepless all night, Kobra remembers his life, from the poor childhood in the outskirts of São Paulo to the international recognition of his work. The events unfold between reality and dream. In an intimate journey, we get to know a rebellious, self-taught youngster doing graffiti illegally on the streets of São Paulo's suburbs, up to worldwide fame as a muralist and peace activist.
- DirectorPetrus CariryFirmino HolandaStarsBerenice AbreuCatherine L. BenamouChristiano CâmaraThe raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.
- DirectorMaria RamosStarsMônica BergamoJair BolsonaroMarco Aurélio de CarvalhoIn 2019, the leakage of messages exchanged by authorities in Brazil undermines the credibility of Operation Lava Jato. A group of journalists follows the unfolding of the case, in a sequence of crises that puts Brazilian democracy at risk.
- DirectorTaciana OliveiraDocumentary about the writer Clarice Lispector. The film features testimonials from friends and family. The montage is guided by two interviews with the writer and excerpts adapted from her books.
- DirectorCelia CatundaKiko MistrorigoStarsAlice BarionAndo CamargoMaira ChasserouxTarsilinha is an 8-year-old girl who sets off on a journey to save her mother's memory. To do this, she must find the keepsakes her mother keeps in her memory box, which were taken by a caterpillar from a fantastic world.
- DirectorAndrés LiebanStarsFernanda RibeiroAlice LiebanPablo BarrosYuri, Lili and Matt get ready for a very special day. But their dreams go down the drain when they discover that the parents have changed their plans and are now going to the same summer camp together, with several children they have seen.
- DirectorDucca RiosStarsWagner MouraTonico PereiraLorena ComparatoIt begins in 1983 in Salvador city, with the attack against José, an ex-member of a left-wing political group. Meanwhile, his nephew Adonias is worried about an assignment his teacher has given him. Consequently, Adonias has to deal with his family's suffering, conflicts at school, and the anguish of having to write his school essay.
- DirectorZé BrandãoStarsLuca De CastroEd GamaMaira KestenGajah, an elephant with no memory, is turned into a celebrity overnight. Stardom is short-lived as it ends up becoming the main suspect in mysterious abductions.
- DirectorDaniel Leite AlmeidaStarsAdão AlbuquerqueFernando Alves PintoPriscila AmaralAlice discovers a bizarre and brilliant land where she encounters even stranger characters. However the community is under threat from a local colonel who will do anything to take the land the community relies on.
- DirectorFabrício BittarStarsLorena QueirozPedro MirandaPietra QuintelaAlice is a famous youtuber who lives for her channel. Until one day, while preparing for an important live, she runs into a powerful virus and gets sucked into her computer. To get back home, Alice will have to face the Queen of the Bots who is determined to keep her forever in the digital world.
- DirectorMauro LimaStarsLetícia BragaAnderson LimaPedro MottaSeverino finds a magic medallion and falls under a spell. To save their friend and prevent the forces of evil from dominating him forever, Sol, Bento, Pippo and the sorceress Berenice embark on an icy snowy adventure to the End of the World.
- DirectorBárbara CariryStarsDaniel AlmeidaJuan CaladoGeorgina CastroCosme and Maria, with their son Benedito and nephews Matheuzinho and Bruna, jump into a somewhat untrustworthy Jeep to go on a journey from the coastline to Barbalha city, where they plan to attend a special feast that they've always longed to take part in. All along the way, the trip is full of discoveries of landscapes and histories. The three children feel the enchantment of this unforgettable family adventure, and realize that they will always be great friends. This is the road-trip film we need to see right now, filled with adventures and mishaps that miraculously always work out just the way they should.
- DirectorJosé Eduardo BelmonteStarsGabriel LeoneVladimir BrichtaLeandra LealThe Alemão community in Rio de Janeiro is known for its high crime rate. Once again, a team faces drug trafficking to try to carry out the proposals inside the complex.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsTom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJongeThe life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
- DirectorOualid MouanessStarsNadine LabakiMohamad DalliRodrigue SleimanDuring the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsViola DavisThuso MbeduLashana LynchA historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverJake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
- DirectorSophie HydeStarsEmma ThompsonDaryl McCormackIsabella LaughlandNancy Stokes, a retired school teacher, is yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
- DirectorSantiago MitreStarsRicardo DarínGina MastronicolaFrancisco BertínA team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.
- DirectorManuela MartelliStarsAline KüppenheimNicolás SepúlvedaHugo MedinaChile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
- DirectorRodrigo SorogoyenStarsMarina FoïsDenis MénochetLuis ZaheraAn expatriate French couple operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside but clash with villagers.
- DirectorAndrés Ramírez PulidoStarsJhojan Estiven JimenezMaicol Andrés JimenezMiguel VieraEliú is incarcerated in a minors' center in the heart of Colombian forest, for a crime he committed with his friend El Mono. The teenagers perform manual labor and intense group therapy. One day, El Mono is transferred to the same center.
- DirectorTiago GuedesStarsAlbano JerónimoNuno LopesIsabel AbreuA pagan tradition from the interior of Portugal leaves painful marks on a group of teenagers. Twenty-five years later, when they reunite, the past resurfaces and tragedy sets in.
- DirectorCarlos SegundoStarsGiovanni VenturiniAryadne AmancioChico earns his living by repairing ovens, in which he enters easily thanks to his small size. Faced with the contempt of a system that relegates him to the ranks of the marginalized, he gradually enters into resistance.
- DirectorLeonardo MartinelliStarsDennis PinheiroSilvero PereiraJoão is a delivery man who dreams of having a motorcycle. He was told that everything would be like a musical film.
- DirectorLaís Santos AraújoStarsAne OlivaIn opulent, lush scenery, a birthday party is being held. Joana longs for her first period, her brother Dudu yearns for his absent father, while Verbena is defiantly looking for a way out.
- DirectorJulia VidalThiago never dreamed of taking part in the bicycle race due to his physical condition. Everything changes when he meets Cecília, a brave young girl with visual impairment. Together they will learn how to ride a bike and the meaning of friendship.
- DirectorRenan BrandaoJoana ClaudeStarsRavel AndradeGunnar BorgesJéssica EllenThe dawn is strange, with a harbinger of change. The next morning, Maria receives a mysterious visitor that leaves José disturbed and will lead her to re-signify her own destiny.
- DirectorCédric FantiPedro JunqueiraEugenio PuppoThe short film reports the process of rescuing and finishing A Praga, by José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão. Produced in 1980, the film was never completed and was lost.
- DirectorGregory BaltzStarsCatarina DahlIn 1964, days after the military coup that established the dictatorship in Brazil, Gustavo Dahl wrote a letter to his friend Glauber Rocha, who was in Cannes presenting his film Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol.
- DirectorJuliana AntunesOne must invent tricks to cheat the pain.
- DirectorLuisa Meirelles Holanda CopettiStarsRoberta RodriguesFlavio BauraquiLayza GriotMaalum is a black girl who is born and grows up in a home surrounded by love. As soon as she arrives at school, everyone laughs at her name. Maalum will discover the meaning and sadness turns to pride through his ancestry.
- DirectorNina PinhoMaria Augusta V. NunesStarsNene BorgesNina de Menezes MartinsElaine SallasAna returns to her childhood home after years away and discovers that her grandmother's presence there is transcendent.