The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This documentary shows what City of God’s worldwide success meant to their lives. Were the actors prepared for the film’s success? Did the social background of some of them prove stronger than the opportunity that came their way?
Brasilien. Als die drogenabhängige Marisa ihre Schulden nicht begleichen kann, wird sie von ihrem Dealer gezwungen, ihm ihr Baby, Alessandro, zu überlassen. Mutter und Sohn werden getrennt. Am Stadtrand von Rio findet währenddessen der kleine Sandro seine Mutter in deren Laden erstochen auf. Der Waisenjunge will den Traum, seiner toten Mutter, ein neues Leben an der Copacabana zu beginnen, wahr werden lassen. Ohne Papiere und Geld schlägt er sich fortan als obdachloser Straßenjunge durchs Leben. Jahre später treffen die Welten von Alessandro und Sandro in den Slums von Rio aufeinander. Beide hören auf den Spitznamen Ale und es kommt zu Verwirrungen, Schießereien und Machtkämpfen - bis Marisa glaubt, ihren verlorenen Sohn wieder zu finden und das Schicksal seinen alles entscheidenden Lauf nimmt - in der Buslinie 174.Quelle: Last Stop 174 DVD - Kritik - Trailer - Film von www.digitalvd.de.
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.
It's a love story between a fashion blogger and a video game blogger. The beauty and the nerd.
Dona Hermínia is back, but now rich and famous since she is the host of her own successful TV show. However, the overprotective character will have to deal with her children's departures, as Marcelina and Juliano decide to move out. In counterpart, she will welcome, as a visitor, her sister Lúcia Helena, who's been living in New York.
An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with his lyrics. Focusing on the love story of outlaw João do Santo Cristo with Architecture major student Maria Lúcia, the movie takes place in Brasilia in the early 80s. In a clash of interest, drug dealers and the police conflict with one another,while the end of the military dictatorship in the Capital of Brazil, Brasilia takes place. The wanderings and tedium of a young rocker, who lived in a city still being built, are the backdrop for this story.
A human look on the life of one of the biggest frauds in the world happened by important people in Brazil.
Clara ist eine 65-jährige Frau, die voller Wissen steckt, als Literatur- und Musikkritikerin arbeitet und die Mutter dreier inzwischen erwachsener Kinder ist. Sie hängt an ihrer etwas baufälligen Wohnung, in der sie seit Jahrzehnten lebt. Als eine Baufirma die Wohnungen des Blocks aufkauft, ist sie die letzte Eigentümerin, die sich weigert zu verkaufen, trotz durchaus lukrativen Angeboten. Daraufhin greift die Baufirma zu dubiosen Methoden. Doch sie haben die resolute Clara unterschätzt.
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
5 friends have a plan to rob a transporter that can change their lives.
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
The film shows the day when Rui and Vani first met. It was at their wedding (with other partners). Vani was going to marry Sérgio, and Rui would marry Marta in the same church, following Vani's marriage. While waiting for the ceremony, they begin to talk. Complications ensue.
Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in his backyard. Until one day he meets Portuga, a man who begins to help him and soon becomes his best friend.
After all the trouble in the first film, Tino and Jane have more fun adventures. Still tasting bitter failure, they see a light at the end of the tunnel with uncle Olavinho’s unexpected inheritance. However, the will carries an unusual request: the rich uncle wants his ashes to be scattered throughout the Grand Canyon. The couple takes the opportunity of the trip to fulfill this wish and decides to go to Las Vegas and end up getting into comical situations. Big time spender Tino will fall into the greatest temptations and indulge in the casinos of the gambling city.
After waking from a coma, Tino learns his future in-laws have given him a high-powered financial job, for which he is woefully unqualified.
Malu, Lúcia and Maria found the ideal man to marry. Until they discover that in reality this man is the same person: Samuel, who was dating all of them over the past years. The three will have to decide if they will fight amongst each other for exclusivity or will unite in revenge.
Check out the hilarious story of luck and misadventures of Tino, a family man whose life is transformed after he wins the lottery. Dazzled by wealth, this boaster spends all his money on a life of luxury and ostentation. But after finding out that he is bankrupt, he faces comical situations: besides not telling his wife he is broke because she is pregnant and cannot get upset, Tino must accept help from his neighbor who is an extremely thrifty financial adviser and the only one capable of getting him out of the rut.
Alice is a thirty-something woman married to João, has a son and is very successful professionally. Alice is the typical workaholic, whose work is her largest and only pleasure. On the other hand her personal life does not exist: no sexual activity, zero libido, zero personal life. The lack of a sex life in Alice's life is overflowing in Marcela's, her stunning neighbor. A true expert on the subject, Marcela is the owner of a sex shop and knows everything when the theme is the search for pleasure. Like in the typical comedy of errors, the lives of Alice and Marcela will cross and both will undergo huge transformations after this encounter.
A teacher takes a student to his house in the slum, but on arrival discovered that drug traffickers killed his parents and now are at your demand.
Our heroes need to take a trip in time, in a Time Machine, in order to recoup the essence of the four elements before the Earth gets frozen. The Gang will face the dangers of the Ancient History with Piteco, will help Papa-Capim to save the Forest, will fight with the Astronaut against the pirates and will even meet themselves as babies in the past!
The story of André, the rebel runaway son from a dominant Lebanese-Brazilian family who returns to the nest after a few years. "Lavoura Arcaica" deals with melodramatic themes of tyrannical fathers, incest and fierce family conflicts, matched by an overheated and intense visual style.
Der Zweite Weltkrieg: Brasilien gehört den Alliierten und beteiligt sich mit 25.000 Soldaten am Kampf gegen die Achsenmächte. Beinahe alle Soldaten entstammen armen Verhältnissen und wurden nur ungenügend ausgebildet. Sie mussten im Kampf lernen, was nötig ist, um zu überleben. Nach einem Angriff auf einen Hügel werden vier Soldaten von ihrer Truppe getrennt. Als sie einander wiederfinden, stehen sie vor einem Problem: Zu ihrer früheren Position zurückkehren und einen Überraschungsangriff des Feinds riskieren oder ihre Truppe suchen und möglicherweise wegen Desertation angeklagt zu werden. Doch dann ergibt sich eine Chance, ihren Fehler auszubügeln – doch die beinhaltet das Räumen eines Minenfelds.
Valdomiro gets involved in yet another scheme, this time involving the same people that tricked him into losing everything - and he brings everyone from Ms. Jô's hostel along.
Successful at work, Fernanda is an example of women of the third millennium, free to make their choices and independent. Yet in her personal life she finds herself struggling to find a husband. Like other women of her generation, Fernanda put her personal life on hold to devote herself to her career and now suddenly feels her love life situation has become an emergency. Being single at 39 is quite different from being single at 29, after all "the fertile egg has an expiration date"!
In a convention of youtubers, the characters enter into various conflicts since they are all in search of fame at any price.
After going through a failed heist, 5 friends, apparently back to their normal lives, are involved in an opportunity to pull off another one.
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