Carlos Diegues Movies

Down on his luck and recently divorced, Paulo has begun driving a cab around Rio, hoping he’ll make enough to send his ex money to support...

A phenomenon of popularity in the 1960s, Wilson Simonal saw his meteoric career fall apart when he was accused of collaborating with the Brazilian...

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. Second episode, evoking the border between fiction and documentary. With his film Tire dié...

The political activity of students in the 60s.

A woman tries to help her twin sister, with whom she has a strong connection, recover from a trauma. But weird things surround their lives.

1943, World War II. The northeastern coast of Brazil is an strategic region for the Allies. Giancarlo, an Italian immigrant married to a Brazilian...

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking...

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Fifteen years after their split, a man and woman reconnect during a chance encounter and reconsider their new loves and lives.

Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through an intimate look, from childhood to his political,...

This documentary celebrates Cadu Barcellos, a Black filmmaker from the Maré favela complex. In defiance of erasure, the film moves beyond...

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow...

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.

Street vendor Denilson's life changes when his father dies and leaves him his entire legacy. Along with the fortune, however, Denilson also inherits...

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual...

Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cultural work at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

Long before they socialized almost every day at Dona Jô's pension, Jéssica, Ferdinando and Máicol didn't even know each other....