Movies: Thiago Justino

When the clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, she'll do anything to fit in. But the queen bee among her classmates has other ideas....

Based on historical facts, the film portrays the largest slave rebellion in Brazilian history, the Malê Revolt. The uprising mobilized the black population in the streets of Salvador against slavery in 1835. After the failure of the revolt, the prote...

In order to study fashion in so-desired Paris, a young country girl who hates Carnival travels to Rio de Janeiro to try to get support from the most famous designer in Brazil. Set on sneaking into the sewing team of one of the biggest samba schools, ...

A modern and independent girl, but when it comes to love, the only novels in her life are those from Jane Austen's literary universe. After using a borrowed cell phone, something mysterious happens and she is transported to a different world, which r...

In 2027 Brazil, civil servant Joana mainly deals with divorce cases. As a member of a branch of evangelical Christians known as the Divino Amor group, she uses her position to offer a kind of physical therapy to couples who want to separate. Although...

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 crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, 1954,...

An American director travels to Brazil and falls for a local girl....

In May 1993, Brazil experienced one of the worst economic crises in its history. The government then decides to set up a real task force to solve the problem. Confined to a bunker as a way of shielding the operations of growing political pressures, t...

An emotional dive into the music and life of Erasmo Carlos, from his years as a young rock-and-roller looking for gigs through his enduring musical partnership with Roberto Carlos....

When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees. Once he recovers, he is shocked to find the four chimpanzees waiting for him at home, and, believing them to be special, deci...

Tom has just become a father and, along with his wife Elisa, he will learn firsthand how to take care of his daughter. Amid fun and exciting everyday situations, Tom discovers the real meaning of fatherhood. Loosely inspired by the bestseller Dad is ...

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony bec...

In 1989, Mozambique is a country ruined by civil war. The train that connects Nampula to Malawi is the only hope for people willing to risk their lives to exchange a few bags of salt for sugar. Running slowly over sabotaged tracks, the journey is fil...

Carlos is a man doomed by restless memories, that meets with himself, in a time warp. Young Carlos faces the forgetfulness of old Carlos, who doesn't recognize his own appearance. They get a package. But the package seems odd. The knot that ties, the...

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Mr. William, a grumpy and lonely old man, buys a wife robot online, expecting to get a young and sexy looking one. Instead, he gets an 80-year-old robot, called Bela LX-404. While he is trying to return her, astonishing events occur....

Arlete, who lives as a recluse and has a Zen lifestyle, is preparing to welcome her three grandchildren into her home, after not seeing them for a long time. Arlete doesn't have much intimacy or manners with the children, who are dissatisfied with sp...

Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of the main composers of Portela, an important Samba "school" in Rio de Janeiro....

A violent and unruly man appears injured and without memory in a riverside community, who accuses him of robbery and tries, in vain, for him to recover his memory and return the money. In a popular trial, a plot involving domestic and gender-based vi...

Santiago is a very unlucky guy, but he managed to marry Marina, a talented restorer who works in a museum. Their marriage is not in the best condition, largely because of their routine and financial situation. But, trying to reconnect with her husban...