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.
Fiction
INTERVIEW: ANDRÉ ANTÔNIO (SALOMÉ, 2024)
Tropical Alien spoke with André Antônio about “Salomé”, winner of eight awards at the 2024 Brasília Film Festival. In the interview, the director explores his investigation of desire through an aesthetic that blends realistic relationships with extreme visual artificiality, using neon colors and references to American film noir.
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BURY YOUR DEAD | 2024
In his adaptation of Ana Paula Maia’s first book from her trilogy, Marco Dutra creates Brazilian cosmic horror with Selton Mello. The film navigates between the Lovecraftian and the human, building terror from the silent inevitability of everyday apocalypse.
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Tropical Takes: The Blue Trail | Gabriel Mascaro (2024)
In the first Tropical Takes video, Bruno Weber analyzes Gabriel Mascaro’s “The Blue Trail”. Brazilian dystopia where government sends elderly to distant colonies. Starring Denise Weinberg, film won Silver Bear in Berlin
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MANAS | 2024
Mariana Brennand approaches child abuse in Amazonian communities with notable cinematic sensitivity, choosing an ethical visual language that communicates without exploiting. With Jamilli Correa’s revelatory performance and Rômulo Braga’s complex work, the film discusses an urgent reality of Brazilian society through fiction.
NOT TOMORROW YET | 2024
Milena Times gently tells the story of a young woman full of plans who has to deal with an unwanted pregnancy, taking time also to reflect on the presence of the characters who form her support network at this unexpected time.
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BASIC SANITATION, THE MOVIE | 2007
Jorge Furtado’s must-see feature film entertains by discussing the movie-making process, at the same time as it is a catalog of charismatic characters played by great actors. The film is being re-released by the Sessão Vitrine Petrobrás project.
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LATIN BLOOD: THE BALLAD OF NEY MATOGROSSO | 2025
The film works as an anthology of moments that built Ney Matogrosso’s career, counting on Jesuíta Barbosa’s immense talent to represent one of the most well-known artists in Brazilian culture and with Esmir Filho’s competent direction.
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SAME OLD WEST | 2024
Erico Rassi’s new film is an intelligent deconstruction of the western genre with deep analysis of masculinity in crisis. Featuring Babu Santana, Ângelo Antônio and the captivating presence of Rodger Rogério.
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VITÓRIA | 2025
A história real de uma senhora de 80 anos que toma para si a responsabilidade de lidar com violência observada através de sua janela. Fernanda Montenegro oferece a oportunidade de observar a excelência artística de uma vida dedicada à atuação, no penúltimo filme antes de sua aposentadoria.