Carlos Diegues Movies

The selfish Ancelmo dies and ends up trapped in limbo. To secure his place in heaven, he must practice a good deed and play cupid, as he is tasked...

Since the ban on use of animals in circus shows, the Great Sumatra Circus faces a major financial crisis. Baron, who owns the circus, accepts...

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

João Carlos Martins was a child with serious health problems. Because of this, he had a reclusive childhood. But one day, the piano came into...

Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with...

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a...

Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.

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

Dé, Adrianim and Martins are three black teenagers from Chatuba, Rio de Janeiro. When Dé receives the news that Almerinda, his...

Paula, a famous plastic surgeon, applies an experimental formula to herself that promises to completely eliminate cellulite. However, she ends up...

Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important...

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The...

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

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

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...

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

Alice Segretto is more agitated than ever. The success of her chain of stores Sexy Delícia takes the businesswoman on a tour around the world....