Movies: Paulo Lins

  • 2002
    City of God

    City of God (2002)

    City of God

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    In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious dru...

    City of God
  • 2019
    M8 - When Death Rescues Life

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life (2019)

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life

    7.42019HD

    When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery linked to the dead bodies used for dissection....

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life
  • 2008
    Once Upon a Time in Rio

    Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008)

    Once Upon a Time in Rio

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    Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans ...

    Once Upon a Time in Rio
  • 2013
    Brazilian Western

    Brazilian Western (2013)

    Brazilian Western

    6.22013HD

    An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with his lyrics. Focusing on the love story of outlaw João do Santo Cr...

    Brazilian Western
  • 2004
    Almost Brothers

    Almost Brothers (2004)

    Almost Brothers

    5.42004HD

    The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was there for political reasons, and Jorge, as a common criminal....

    Almost Brothers
  • 1999
    Orfeu

    Orfeu (1999)

    Orfeu

    5.31999HD

    Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives....

    Orfeu
  • 2022
    Buscapé

    Buscapé (2022)

    Buscapé

    02022HD

    With executive production by Fernando Meirelles and direction by Fred Luz, actors Alexandre Rodrigues and Edson Oliveira are Buscapé and Barbantinho, two friends who meet again in today's City of God: bigger, more diverse and connected....

    Buscapé
  • 2000
    Palace II

    Palace II (2000)

    Palace II

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    Two young boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, living in Cidade de Deus, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, need some money to go to a concert. The "easiest" (and most dangerous) way to get it is working for some drug-dealers....

    Palace II
  • 2014
    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca (2014)

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

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    A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011...

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
  • 1999
    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War (1999)

    News from a Personal War

    7.81999HD

    Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners....

    News from a Personal War
  • 2008
    Maré, Our Love Story

    Maré, Our Love Story (2008)

    Maré, Our Love Story

    5.92008HD

    Free adaptation of Romeo and Juliet translated to the harsh life in Favela da Maré, one of largest and most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro. Living in a slum divided between two rival gangs of drug traffickers, Analídia is the daughter of one of the ...

    Maré, Our Love Story
  • 2012
    The Screenwriter

    The Screenwriter (2012)

    The Screenwriter

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    32 renowned Brazilian screenwriters of the contemporary Brazilian cinema talk about their creative processes. From the concept of script to their agreements and disagreements, going through their experiences with filmmakers, their reaction to the fin...

    The Screenwriter
  • 2016
    Ballad of Return

    Ballad of Return (2016)

    Ballad of Return

    6.62016HD

    One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the im...

    Ballad of Return