Giordano Castro

The Adventures of José & Durval

Two brothers develop great musical talent as children, using this craft to support their family. The release of their first hit takes them beyond the limits of Brazilian country music, and into the biggest concert venues in São Paulo.

Tattoo

Paulete, the star of a daring theater group, is visited by his military brother-in-law, the young Fininha. A torrid relationship arises between the two, and now the soldier must deal with the prevailing repression during the Brazilian military dictatorship.

Curral

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 each other for power. A recent severe drought means water is the main bargaining chip when it comes to securing a majority of people's votes. Chico Caixa is a former city employee. He lost his job trying to take water supplies to a poor neighborhood which had been abandoned for political reasons. Caixa is invited by a childhood partner, Joel, to work on his councilor campaign. Joel presents himself as a new alternative to the older candidates, who have been in power for decades. But as the campaign progresses, Chico Caixa soon realizes that breaking apart from the established political game is not always as easy as it may seem

Eu Quero Ir

Iara, a 12-year-old girl, dreams of playing football. But her father, lost between the new challenges of his daughter's age and machismo, forbids the young girl from achieving her own dream.

Mercy

The quiet life of the small town Piedade's inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company, which barges in taking over houses and local businesses, throwing everyone out, to better reach and use the area's natural resources.

Tungstênio

A retired army sergeant, a police officer and his wife and a drug dealer apparently have nothing in common, but they will unite for a greater good. When people start using explosives to fish on the edge of Salvador, Bahia, this group will do everything to end this environmental crime. But in the search for the paths that seem most correct, each one of them will go through more personal and moral conflicts.

Christmas Goat

A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.

The Secret Lives of My Three Men

Three ghosts come together to answer a question: how did we get to the Brazil we are today? The three men summoned are: Fernando, a bohemian family man and collaborator of the military dictatorship; Arnaud, a teenager who got involved with a group of vigilantes; Sebastião, a black and gay photographer who lost the love of his life. The Secret Life of My Three Men is a historical drama that questions Brazil's identity in the face of its history and legacy of violence and, through poetry, creates the possibility of another reality.

Os Arcos Dourados de Olinda