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1) Trash
Language
Portuguese
Description
When three trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys realize that what they've found must be important.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Veronica is fresh out of medical school. It's a crucial time in her life, a period filled with doubts and important decisions to be made: tough career choices, her intimate bond with her ailing father, and her active but chaotic love life. Veronica must deal with all of them as she tries to cope with the adult life that lies ahead.
Language
Portuguese
Description
When Sylvia discovers her six-year-old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo to the station for question. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with the beautiful young Rosa, whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping.
Series
Film Movement volume year 8, film 5
Language
Portuguese
Description
Only when I dance: Two teenagers from Rio de Janeiro pursue the dream of becoming professional ballet dancers.
Lil' A: 12-year-old Lil' A found dance to be the perfect antidote for the severe tics he suffered because of a nervous disorder. Now the tics have subsided and he has decided to become the best dancer and choregrapher in the whole world.
6) Xingu
Language
Portuguese
Description
The three Villas Boas brothers, Orlando, Claudio, and Leonardo, are on a mission to protect the indigenous Amazon natives. Seeking adventure, they join the March to the West, an expedition to explore the Amazon rainforest. After befriending the native tribes, they become the leading advocates for the creation of the Xingu National Park.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver pizzas at night on her motorcycle. Her first delivery is to a transvestite hairdresser Lady Madonna. But when Elvis arrives she discovers that her client has been beaten up and robbed by her lover Joao Tripe. Elvis befriends Madonna and photographs her performances at the nightclub. They fall in love and move in together. But Elvis' decision to sell incriminating photos of Joao may come back to haunt...
Series
Film Movement volume year 10, film 6
Language
Portuguese
Description
Found memories: "Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving...
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