João Batista de Andrade Movies

An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his...

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.

With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil,...

A documentary about the 1979 workers strike.

Reconstruction of the life of Wilsinho, who was a dangerous criminal by the time he was 14. After getting arrested multiple times, he finally was...

Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: "Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the...

The practices of football in Brazil and the issues surrounding the sport. Press, players as a commodity, the popular passion, the practice on the...

Director João Batista de Andrade was filming a documentary about migrants coming from Northeast Brazil to São Paulo in search of a...

Documentary wich tries to capture the iconoclastic spirit of the 1922 Week of Modern Art, to tell about the beginning of cinema made in the city of...

The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of...

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders...

When Brazil finally came out from its dictatorship period, Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president after 20 years of military rule, got ill with...

A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.

A brief tribute to Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari relating to his humble beginnings as a citizen born in the town of Brodósqui,...

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is...

Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number.