Films

  • Movie poster for 'Gugu's World', directed by Allan Deberton

    Gugu's World (Feito Pipa)

    2026, Coming-of-Age Drama, 1h 33m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Allan Deberton

    Starring Lázaro Ramos, Teca Pereira and Yuri Gomes

    Gugu (11) is an effeminate boy who dreams of becoming a great soccer player. Raised by his grandmother with Alzheimer's, he will do anything to hide her illness so he won't have to live with his father, who doesn't accept him at all.

  • Poster for A Very Brazilian Heist. Four men in a row, a uniformed police officer and three robbers, two of them holding shotguns, stand behind yellow and black caution tape beside a bag of cash.

    A Very Brazilian Heist (Assalto à Brasileira)

    2025, Action Comedy, 1h 38m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by José Eduardo Belmonte

    Starring Murilo Benício, Christian Malheiros, Robson Nunes, Paulo Miklos and Fernanda de Freitas

    Inspired by one of Brazil's most notorious real-life robberies, A Very Brazilian Heist revisits 1987, when Londrina came to a standstill as seven men, armed with plenty of nerve and almost no plan, stormed the city's largest bank branch. With more than 300 hostages inside and the police at the door, a city in the grip of an economic crisis did the unthinkable: it rooted for the robbers.

  • Poster for Narciso. A close-up of a man’s serious face on a black background above a small boy in white crouching on the ground, with his reflection below.

    Narciso (Narciso)

    2026, Drama, 1h 30m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Jeferson De

    Starring Arthur Ferreira, Seu Jorge, Bukassa Kabengele, Ju Colombo, Faíska Alves, Teka Romualdo and Marcelo Serrado

    Narciso (11) is a Black orphan boy living at Carmem's house until he is adopted. He dreams of having a family, but has known only disappointment. To cheer him up, his friend Alexandre gives him an old basketball and a promise: score three baskets in a row and a genie will appear to grant his wishes. When the Genie (Seu Jorge) shows up, Narciso asks for a happy, wealthy, white family, on one condition: he must never look at his own reflection.

  • Poster for Dreaming of Lions. A woman with a painted smile is shown upside down on a pale yellow background, with the title in large orange letters.

    Dreaming of Lions (Sonhar com Leões)

    2024, Comedy-Drama, 1h 28m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Paolo Marinou-Blanco

    Starring Denise Fraga, João Nunes Monteiro, Joana Ribeiro and Sandra Faleiro

    A Brazilian woman with terminal cancer in Lisbon seeks to die with dignity and becomes involved with an organisation that teaches euthanasia, but discovers the legal limitations and embarks on a journey to find her own way to die.

  • Poster for The Nature of Invisible Things. Two young girls lie on the grass looking up, surrounded by soft green foliage.

    The Nature of Invisible Things (A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis)

    2025, Coming-of-Age Drama, 1h 30m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Rafaela Camelo

    Starring Laura Brandão, Serena, Larissa Mauro, Camila Márdila and Aline Marta Maia

    Two young girls meet in a hospital and form an unexpected bond. Gloria is spending her vacation there with her mother, a nurse, while Sofia is convinced her great-grandmother's health is getting worse because of the hospital. Bonding over their shared wish to leave, they find solace in each other's company. Opening film of Berlinale Generation Kplus (75th Berlinale).

  • Black-and-white poster for The Closer to the Sun, the Brighter. A silhouetted man walks along a beach above a close-up portrait of an elderly man with white hair and beard.

    The Closer to the Sun, the Brighter (Perto do Sol É Mais Claro)

    2025, Drama, 1h 45m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Régis Faria

    Starring Reginaldo Faria, Marcelo Faria, Vanessa Gerbelli and Candé Faria

    Regi is an 85-year-old engineer dealing with the recent loss of his wife, his solitary routine, and the support of his children, but he remains steadfast as he writes a book and falls in love with a talented actress.

  • Poster for Little Creatures. An illustration of a giant reclining head in orange-red above a green boy and a pink girl standing in front of the modernist buildings of Brasília.

    Little Creatures (Pequenas Criaturas)

    2025, Period Drama, 1h 40m, Rating: MA 15+

    Directed by Anne Pinheiro Guimarães

    Starring Carolina Dieckmann, Caco Ciocler, Letícia Sabatella, Théo Medon, Lorenzo Mello and Michel Melamed

    Brasília, 1986. Helena has just moved to Brazil's futuristic capital when her husband leaves on business, leaving her alone in an unfamiliar city. Her teenage son rebels and discovers first love, while her youngest finds magic in unlikely friendships. Winner of Best Fiction Feature at Festival do Rio 2025.