Movies and TvShows featuring "cinema-pernambucano" theme.
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures follows a German man as he hitchhikes and travels through Northeast Brazil in the 1940s. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and adventures, including learning to drive, listening to a radio, and facing the effects of World War Two.
Neighboring Sounds follows the residents of a high-rise apartment building in Recife, Brazil, and explores the tensions and class differences that arise in their daily lives. As the film progresses, a series of events including car break-ins, threats, and revenge plots unfold, revealing the hidden anxieties and secrets of the characters. The film delves into themes of urban development, surveillance, and social dynamics in modern-day Brazil.
The film depicts Bruno's encounter with an old flame at the Recife airport. He then recalls the moments spent with Alice during a carnival, and his feelings start to resurface. But could that passion have been just a creation of his mind?
Tattoo is a bold and provocative drama that takes place during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It follows the story of a young soldier who becomes involved with the counterculture movement and the cabaret theater scene. The film explores themes of repressed homosexuality, radicalism, and the struggle for freedom and self-expression. With its authentic period setting and powerful performances, Tattoo offers an intimate and thought-provoking look at a pivotal moment in Brazilian history.
Explore the vanished movie palaces of Downtown Recife, now an archaeological site, revealing lost aspects of society. Pictures of Ghosts showcases the untold story of a bygone era.
In the poverty-stricken sugarcane fields of Brazil, a sadistic man forces a 16-year-old girl into prostitution and subjects her to sexual torture. The film delves into the bleak and brutal world of poverty, exhibitionism, and violence.
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Mango Yellow is a daring drama that explores themes of voyeurism, animal slaughter, seduction, and poverty in Brazil.
In the arid lands of Pernambuco, a young boy struggles to survive amidst the harsh realities of poverty, drought, and violence. With little support from his family and a bleak future, he fights against all odds to change his destiny and find hope.
When a rare vinyl record is discovered, it brings supernatural powers to anyone who listens to it. As people become obsessed with the record, their lives take a dark turn filled with mystery and danger.
A coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives from Taiwan for holidays with a broken heart. A broken air conditioner sends her into Fu Ang’s umbrella store. He could become a friend, but the rainy season doesn't arrive and his shop disappears. While looking for Fu Ang, Kai discovers the story of Xiaoxin and a group of Chinese workers in a posh skyscraper. Kai finds herself strangely mirrored in Xiaoxin’s tale.
The Little Prince's Rap Against The Wicked Souls is a gripping documentary that follows the journey of a talented young rapper from Recife, Pernambuco, as he confronts the challenges of growing up in a poverty-stricken favela. With his powerful rhymes and determination, he becomes a vigilante voice for the disadvantaged urban life. This cinema-pernambucano masterpiece sheds light on the harsh realities of poverty and the transformative power of music.
After 10 months of a self imposed lockdown, Francisco wants to have sex.
Rat Fever is a poetic and anarchistic drama set in Brazil that delves deep into counterculture. The film explores themes of feminism, sexuality, and the power of individual expression. It follows the lives of various characters who challenge societal norms and engage in unconventional relationships. With its bold and provocative storytelling, Rat Fever pushes the boundaries of conventional cinema.
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.
A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.
Matheus is the owner of a very simple amusement park and has the dream of visiting the famous parks in the USA. But when his family finally gets the opportunity to travel abroad for the first time, things don't go as expected.
In a dystopian version of Recife, Brazil, where it is always cold and rainy, a group of unlikely friends navigate their way through the challenges of living in a perpetual bad-weathered world. Cold Tropics is a comedic journey that explores the human spirit and resilience in the face of a bleak existence.
Jéssica is a teenager from Brazilian Northeast. After being abused by her stepfather, she runs away to Recife, where starts to work with sexual tourism. Then, she meets Mark, a German tourist, and falls in love with him.