The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

Maria's parents sell her, thinking she'll be a maid for a wealthy family. Instead, traffickers plan to force the 12-year-old into Brazil's brothels, like many impoverished girls

A young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.

Curral is a political drama set in the rural Brazilian city of Gravatá. During the mayoral elections, the population is divided between the Blue and Red parties, two political oligarchies fighting eac

A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

The film follows the daily life of Vanda Duarte, a heroin addict in Lisbon, and the community she lives in.

Ema is a very pretty, innocent girl. She marries Dr. Carlo Paiva. They settle in the Valley of Abraham. Little by little, Ema becomes unhappy in her marriage and, taking advantage of her freedom, she

A Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.

After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.

In the State of Bahia, Brazil, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of pol

A simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in th

A man struggles after his release from ten years as a political prisoner.