Zezé Motta Movies

Rejane returns to her hometown, Paraíso, in search of answers to her brother's murder.

Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of...

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration,...

Documentary investigates female authorship in literature and whether writing can be defined by gender.

Thousands of Brazilian women have contributed to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a solidarity network of mask making and donations....

Filmmaker Sandra Werneck interviews remarkable women such as Marieta Severo, Zezé Motta, Margareth Dalcolmo, Conceição Evaristo,...

This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited...

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...

Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the...

A kingdom of fruits. A king with no strength to keep ruling. An orphan prince who does not accept his fate. A world at imminent risk. These are some...

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...

Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the...

Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich...

Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a...

A young and sensitive couple's impossible love affair.

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

The life and work of Zezé Motta.

Passionate about the magic of cinema and historically imposed on a place of invisibility, prejudices and stereotypes, how can women challenge, break...