Movies and TvShows featuring "new-latin-american-cinema" theme.
Barren Lives is a 1963 movie that depicts the harsh reality of poverty and deprivation in the Brazilian countryside. Set during a drought, it follows a socially deprived family struggling to survive in the arid landscape. The film explores themes of hunger, hardship, and the resilience of the human spirit. Based on the novel by Graciliano Ramos, Barren Lives is a classic example of the new Latin American cinema movement.
Antonio, a mercenary and former government agent, is hired to kill a blind man in a village. As he carries out the job, Antonio starts to question his actions and embarks on a journey of redemption in a town plagued by corruption and social issues.
Entranced Earth is a surreal drama set in a fictitious Latin American country, depicting the political corruption and abuse of power. The story follows a journalist who becomes entangled in a web of treachery and conflict-of-interest as he investigates the corruption within the government and the corporation backing the political candidate. The film explores themes of amorality, violence, and the struggle for power in a poverty-stricken society.
Macunaima is a dark comedy film set in the vibrant and absurd world of the Brazilian jungle. It tells the story of Macunaima, a mischievous homosapiens born out of a puddle. With his surreal adventures, Macunaima satirizes racism, elitism, and the Brazilian society of the time.
This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed by Lyndon Johnson as the dark figure who is plotting the anti-black rights movement.
Based on a true story, Jackal of Nahueltoro follows the life of a brutal murderer who confesses his crimes and finds solace in an unexpected friendship with a chaplain.
Set in 18th-century Cuba, The Last Supper tells the gripping story of an uprising on a plantation, highlighting the themes of slavery, religion, and racism. Based on a true story, it explores the complexities of colonialism and the struggle for freedom.
In the 1500s, a Frenchman finds himself in Brazil, encountering indigenous peoples and their culture, while navigating the complexities of colonization. Through comedic twists and turns, he embarks on a quest for hidden treasure, all while facing the threat of cannibalism.
Invasion is a drama sci-fi movie released in 1969. The story revolves around a city that is under invasion by an unknown group. It explores the chaos and challenges faced by the inhabitants as they struggle to survive and uncover the identity of the invaders.
A glimpse at the few days and nights in the lives of a brother and sister, Amanda and Tito, in Santiago’s semi-criminal underworld. A rambling portrait of Chilean society.
In the sweltering heat of Rio de Janeiro, this semi-documentary film explores the lives of its residents amidst poverty, soccer, and the famous landmarks of the city like Maracanã Stadium, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Copacabana Beach.
After the death of a Cuban bureaucrat, his grave is exhumed for a booklet. However, the new grave owner cannot find the death certificate, causing a bureaucratic nightmare as they search for it. This comedic satire explores the absurdity of bureaucracy and the red tape involved in a humorous and slapstick manner.
A drama set in a small Brazilian fishing village where the arrival of a mysterious man brings unexpected changes to the lives of the fishermen.
A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to engineer the appointment of an African bourgeois to a puppet government presidency; and a revolutionary group marches in exile.
Lucia is a young woman in Cuba who experiences betrayal and sexual repression during the revolution in the 1930s. The movie explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for freedom.
After a Peace Corps worker is mistakenly sterilized, she joins forces with local indigenous people to uncover a dark secret and seek justice in this gripping film set in the Andes Mountains.
The Guns is a dramatic movie set in poverty-stricken Brazil, depicting the struggles of a group of people facing starvation, repression, and the wrath of God. The story follows a truck driver who becomes involved in a murder case and finds himself caught in a desolate landscape filled with despair and mysticism.
S. Bernardo tells the story of a schoolteacher's struggle with poverty and his subsequent rise to wealth in Brazil. Based on a novel, this movie explores themes of class divide and the consequences of ambition. With elements of new Latin American cinema, the protagonist's journey from a farmer to a wealthy businessman is depicted in a captivating manner.
Cuban peasants wield machetes in a violent uprising against Spanish authorities in the late 19th century.
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.