Lux Négre

Bring me the Head of Carmen M.

Ana, a Portuguese actress, dives into Brazil's current atmosphere of identity and political crisis while trying to portray in a feature film the colourful life of famous singer and actress Carmen Miranda, who helped define Brazil's identity.

A Fúria

Third part of Ruy Guerra's trilogy initiated in "Os Fuzis" (1964) and "A Queda" (1978).

A Fábrica de Sonhos

Eleutério and Rafaela's marriage is tested when she wins a contest to meet Sydartha, a soap opera heartthrob. The romantic teacher confuses fiction and reality when she meets her idol.

A Whale Can Be Torn Apart Like a Samba School

It’s Carnival in Rio. A young man wanders through the streets of the city and the remains of the huge cardboard parade floats. Driven by grief over the bankruptcy of his samba school, he’s also haunted by memories of his dead father and a lost love. An impressive cinematic experiment composed of fragments of the present and the past, developed as part cinema, part art installation in the tropical setting of Rio.