Daniel Filho Movies

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents...

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in...

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de...

A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.

Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a...

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to...

The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the...

In a dystopian future, the Brazilian government decrees a measure that forces black citizens to migrate to Africa in an attempt to return to their...

Jéssica (Thati Lopes) is a simple young woman, dedicated to her job at an antique shop in Rio de Janeiro, but she feels her life lacks...

"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1...

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He...

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on...

Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one...

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

Four sisters work together to raise rent money after learning they have to move to another neighborhood in this coming-of-age drama based on the...

Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the...

Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is...

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

A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of...