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'Slightly Out Of Tune' is about a group of friends who come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960s and '70s. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become part of the groundbreaking Brazilian musical movement called Bossa Nova.

A captivating film that chronicles the remarkable rise of Claudinho and Buchecha, Brazil's legendary funk duo, and their profound impact on the nation's music scene.

Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperience.

The story of Dejan Petkovic 'Rambo', a Serbian footballer who became a legend of Brazilian league and Flamengo in particular.

This film examines the creation and exhibition of the propaganda film I Am Cuba, a Soviet/Cuban collaboration unknown in the West until the 1990s.

An accident radically changes Horácio's life, who ends up giving in to his most primitive impulses. He confesses to his wife that, even though he still wishes to remain married, he no longer wants an exclusive relationship. Vera considers leaving her husband, but her professional situation makes her think twice. For her it has never been more important to remain married to Horácio, father of her only son.

In January 2007, a group of Brazilians travel in two jeeps departing from Rio de Janeiro and crossing the Brazilian forest towards Peru and Bolivia. The series opens up a discussion about the possible paths of the longed-for South American integration.

A film director, Walter, meets his old team to make a "road movie". With no money, they will have come up with scams in order to make the production possible while at the same time plotting revenge.

Point Blank is an investigative documentary on police violence and corruption perpetrated in Rio de Janeiro in the past 20 years. It vividly portrays the most emblematic incidents that occurred during this period through the perspective of family members, witnesses, survivors, and other people who were directly involved in such cases. The film starts with the notorious Vigario Geral Massacre of 1993 and culminates with the executions ordered and carried out by law enforcement agents in 2012 and 2013. These brutal facts are presented based on witness reports that reconstruct the memory of the few who survived the slaughters.

Using home movies and other media, a filmmaker returns to Sintra, Portugal to search for memories of her late husband, Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha.

Documentary on the life and work of José Lins do Rego (1901-1957), one of Brazil's greatest 20th century literary authors, writer of celebrated novels "Menino de Engenho", "Fogo Morto", "Moleque Ricardo", "Riacho Doce" and many more.

This is the first documentary produced in Brazil that discusses how media and politics are influenced by each other, the evolution of advertising techniques on electoral campaigns and its consequences in the recent Brazilian political history.

What does Barack Obama have in common with Lula, Chavez or Evo Morales? Change, renewal. And it was with this spirit that a group of young people landed in Cuba 50 years ago and overthrew a fascist government headed by Fulgencio Batista. In 2009, Cuba celebrates 50 years of its revolution and Fidel is no longer in charge of the island. At a time when the world is trying to project what the future of this country (and its own) will be, the documentary Letter to the Future reveals 5 years of recordings, made through the eyes of Renato Martins and Lula Carvalho, in search of the deepest roots of the Island, of everything that, beyond the political reading, defines Cuba as a nation and gives identity to its people. Different from the traditional historical reading of the Cuban revolution, Letter to the Future follows the life of a typical Cuban family, crossing 4 generations. PIPO, the revolutionary great-grandfather, who dies during these years - at the same time that Fidel leaves power -, is the father of MIRIAN, who sees his revolutionary feelings put to the test by the reality of his family's life on the island, as well as the escape of his son JULIO to Miami, via Mexico. JULIO is determined to exile himself in Miami and not return to Cuba. YULME, MIRIAN's daughter, is part of a generation that seeks a new dialogue with its own country, trying to create the ideal place for her children Diego and Cristina to live. Diego, 10 years old, surprises with his knowledge of the island's history and his revolutionary feeling, very similar to his great-grandfather. He is the one who begins to write the Letter to the Future.

At dawn, on February 22nd, 1998, part of the Palace II building collapsed, leaving eight victims and more than 170 families homeless. The building was planned by the Brazilian construction company SERSAN, a company owned by the politician Sérgio Naya. At the time, several reports of precarious material quality and design errors were related. Nowadays, more than 20 years later, most part of the residents did not receive the restitution, which they are entitled. Sérgio Naya was not convicted and died in 2009, leaving millions in debt and the largest civil suit in Latin America. This is one of the biggest tragedies in the history of Brazilian civil engineering and a historical landmark of impunity in the country. The movie seeks to give voice to the victims forgotten by the authorities and the Brazilian society. There is no way to portray the fall of Palace II without thinking of tragedy as the result of social inequality in Brazil. A true portrait that goes far beyond the building shows the drama of how the impunity in the country reaches the common people. It is about the incessant search for profits, politicians who believe to be above the law, the connivance of public power and the slow Brazilian legal system. In the civil sphere, after more than 20 years, the former residents have not yet received all the compensation to which they are entitled. In the criminal sphere, even with technical experts' report pointing out multiple causes that imply guilt for those involved in the construction, no one was arrested. Although revoked in Congress, perhaps due to bureaucratic issues, the technical lead of the construction and former politician Sérgio Naya lived until his last days unpunished for the crimes. The film is made from the point of view of the former residents who just want it all to end. 'Palace II - 3 Quartos com Vista para o Mar" is a co-production between Viralata Produções, Globo Filmes, Globo News, Urca Filmes and distributed by Pagu Pictures.

Documentary about the masters of the Amazon and the music originated in the region.

The film tells the life story of Roman Romancini, one of the most important Brazilian mountaineers, in his endeavor to reach his greatest dream: climbing Mount Everest.

Documentary about the 100 years of the Paysandú Sport Club.

Partiu portrays the spoiled kids of the easy wealth of the Brazilian nouveau riche in Rio de Janeiro. Daniel (Victor Gorgulho) turns 20 and has the night in his life that will redefine who he is, his future and his moral self. The short exposes Brazil's culturally void and morally decadent high society.