Revolta dos Malês 2023

Salvador, Bahia, January 1835. After more than a decade of hard work, Guilhermina, 27, a slave of Muslim origin, finally gets the resources to buy her manumission, as well as that of Teresa, 11, her teenage daughter. But, contrary to an old promise, his “lord”, farmer Souza Velho, refuses to sell the girl's letter. When Pacific Licutan, Salvador's most esteemed Islamic leadership, is arrested by the Bahian authorities, the Muslim community goes into a boiling state and begins to articulate a jihad. In desperation, Guilhermina sees in the uprising the only way to win her daughter's freedom.

Dr. Gama 2021

Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a black man who used the laws and courts to free more than 500 slaves. Born of a free womb, Gama was sold into slavery at the age of 10 to pay off his father's gambling debts. Even as a slave, he became literate, studied and earned his own freedom, becoming one of the most respected lawyers of his time. An abolitionist and republican who inspired an entire country.

M8 - When Death Rescues Life 2019

When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery linked to the dead bodies used for dissection.

Running After 2018

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 dead end, he discovers the opportunity to become a football manager by leading some boy from the neighborhood to becoming the new Neymar of international soccer. Going through the suburbs of Rio, he finds Glanderson, a young boy with an enormous talent for soccer despite missing two toes. With good humor, high hopes, and a lot of mistakes, the quixotic duo tries their best to make their dream come true.

O Amuleto 2015

Moçambique beach in Florianópolis, have a lot of unsolved murders cases. One day, Diana, Alex, Paulinho and Marcinha went to a party in the forest. In the next day, three teenagers are found death. Diana is the only survivor, but she doesn't remember what happen. The only thing that will help to solve the case is the videos recorded with their cell phones.

Bróder 2010

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 crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.

Jonas, só mais um 2008

Presented and conducted by the actor Caio Blat, the documentary tells the story of the murder of the newsman Jonas Eduardo Santos de Souza, executed when he was improperly barred at the door of the Itau bank.

Narciso Rap 2004

Narcissus, a black boy from the periphery, gets a magic lamp and asks the genie to be seen white by white people and black by black people.

Carolina 2003

Carolina Maria de Jesus. Her favela diary was a success in 1960. Despite her recognition, she died forgotten and poor.

Distraída para a Morte 2001

Three black teenagers walk around town. The two boys laugh at their own racist jokes while the girl watches them in silence.

Gênesis 22 1999

"And God said, Take thy son, and bring him to the land which I will show thee."

O Catedrático do Samba 1999