brazilian politics movies

Medusa (2021)
5.9 / 10

Fantasy, Horror

By day, Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, and by...

Mars One (2022)
7.43 / 10

Drama

The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing...

Lula (2024)
0 / 10

Documentary

An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential political figures, Lula explores the rise, fall and triumphant return of...

Political Bodies (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary

At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record...

O Banquete (2018)
6.3 / 10

Drama, Thriller

An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts are the...

Camocim (2017)
7 / 10

Documentary

Every four years, the calm and peacefull Camocim de São Félix, a small town in Pernambuco (Brazil), is shaken, revealing an outpouring of joy,...

Condor (2007)
6 / 10

Documentary

Operation Condor was a secret agreement between the military dictatorships of the Southern Cone in the 1970s, with the knowledge of the CIA. These...

Secret Friend (2022)
7.8 / 10

Documentary

In 2019, the leakage of messages exchanged by authorities in Brazil undermines the credibility of Operation Lava Jato. A group of journalists follows...

Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell (2017)
6.2 / 10

Documentary

Filled with raunchy laughs, this documentary compiles outrageous scenes from sex-comedies that shaped Brazil's "pornochanchada" boom of the 1970s.

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros (2022)
8.5 / 10

Documentary

This documentary tells of the extraordinary rise of Jair Bolsonaro, from relative obscurity to the ultimate seat of South American power. Told...

Anima Mea (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary

When Mariana connects the Military Dictatorship's violent legacy as the structure behind Brazilian families, she embarks on an introspective journey...

Falácias (2021)
10 / 10

Documentary, History

Letter Beyond the Walls (2019)
8.2 / 10

Documentary

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and...

Diario ordinário (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary

Inbetween fiction and documentary, this film sails through the brasilian street resistance following the parlamentary coup of state.

JK – O Menino que Sonhou um País (2002)
10 / 10

Documentary

Built as a letter to JK in his centenary, the film shows what remained in the memory of Brazilians 26 years after his passing in a car accident in...

Milton Santos, Pensador do Brasil (2001)
8 / 10

History, Documentary

The interview, held on January 4, 2001, was the last given by Professor Milton Santos, who died from cancer on June 24 of the same year. The...

O Presidente Improvável (2022)
0 / 10

Documentary

The Battle (2023)
0 / 10

Drama, History

21 sequence shots depict moments in a defining night of the Battle of Rua Maria Antônia, in October 1968, from the point of view of the students and...

Flux014: os rolês da quebrada (2019)
4.5 / 10

Documentary

A city that has been living for two years with the law that prohibits "clandestine parties". A youth who, when reunited, risks receiving a police...

Impressões do Brasil (1987)
0 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

"Impressões" rescues the history of the Brazilian press since 1808, when the "Correio Brasiliense" clandestinely reached Rio de Janeiro after being...