FIVE KINDS OF FEAR | 2026
Bruno Bini expands his short “Three Kinds of Fear” into a feature that interweaves five storylines about violence, grief, and fear on the outskirts of Cuiabá.
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THEY DON’T WEAR BLACK TIE | 1981
Leon Hirszman adapts Gianfrancesco Guarnieri’s play into a family drama about solidarity and class struggle against the backdrop of the ABC Paulista strikes.
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DRENCHED IN BLOOD | 2026
Aly Muritiba skillfully adapts Daniel Galera’s novel in “Drenched in Blood.” A dense atmosphere built around theatrical long takes serves as the backdrop for a disturbing examination of masculinity, with Gabriel Leone and Thainá Duarte
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SÃO PAULO, INCORPORATED | 1965
Released in 1965, Luiz Sérgio Person’s film remains one of the most precise portraits ever made of São Paulo — and of the kind of ambition the city produces.
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THE HOUR OF THE STAR | 1985
Suzana Amaral transposes Clarice Lispector’s novel in one of the most accomplished adaptations in Brazilian cinema, with a revelatory Marcélia Cartaxo as Macabéa. The film knows how to find beauty and tragedy in the invisibility of an unforgettable character.
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THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN | 2025
Daniel Rezende sensitively adapts Valter Hugo Mãe’s novel, creating “humble epic” about coastal village. Rodrigo Santoro brings compassion to Crisóstomo, solitary fisherman who maintains humanity amid cycles of violence.
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THE SECRET AGENT | 2025
Kleber Mendonça Filho creates singular approach to Brazilian dictatorship with very strong visual language. Wagner Moura delivers perhaps his best work in film exploring how physical media preserves stories.
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AURORA 15 | 2025
At 70 minutes long, Aurora 15 is a quick and peculiar horror experience with a surprisingly committed cast. Marjorie Estiano stands out with a memorable performance in this cult gem.
AMORA | 2025
Ana Petta documents the threat to a small village in São Paulo through the perspective of her children Maria and Pedro. With an intimate gaze, Amora defends ways of life based on calm and harmony, creating a counterpoint between real estate speculation and the dispossession of external environments and inner worlds amid urban verticalization.
NOTES ON A EXILE | 2025
Gustavo Castro follows the Latiff family, made up of Palestinians and Brazilians, to create a pluralized portrait of the Palestinian people. The documentary builds an informative timeline of the conflicts with Israel and reaches a relevant conclusion about how the most video-recorded genocide in history can be questioned amid the ocean of information on social media.
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