Rejane Faria

A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her husband puts all of his hopes into their son's soccer career.

When she's about to fail in math – the subject she hates the most, Jasmine has to take booster classes with a cute young tutor, but who breathes numbers in everything he does. Facing family pressure and embarking on a risky love, she'll need to overcome her fears and limitations to pursue her true dream: be an artist.

“Nobody Leaves Alive” by André Ristum is shot in beautiful but also distancing black and white. Looking at the Venice line-up, this seems to be a trend this year among the maestros of cinema. The film is inspired by true events that took place in the last century in the “Colonia” hospital in Brazil. Whoever didn’t fit the standards of society, or their family’s perception of it, was locked away, tortured, and killed. There were altogether more than 60,000 victims. Hope dies last, and some of the inmates don’t give up the fight. We’re reminded of film classics such as “One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest” or “Alcatraz”.

Robson, a young person, seeks refuge with his warm-hearted grandmother in Belo Horizonte after a traumatic incident in his hometown. In search of acceptance and a safe space to embrace his true identity, he faces the harsh realities of prejudice and homophobia. As he navigates emotional highs and lows, he struggles to find his place in a world that is not always ready to accept him. Through powerful imagery and a compelling portrayal of inner conflict, the story explores self-love, identity, and the challenges of belonging in an often unwelcoming society.

A sculptor fakes his own death to escape his debt collectors. He just didn't expect to discover that it's at the time of death that we find what we've been looking for our entire lives.

Luiza will turn 15. Raquel has some dreams.

Chef Jack and his assistant Leonard will travel through the Culinary Islands to participate in the biggest gastronomic competition in the world and, thus, try to defeat their opponents.

Rapsódia Para o Homem Negro

The night of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is a time capsule that relativizes the passage, blurs the senses, and recasts the definitions of future in the life of young Junior - who cannot wait to be emancipated from absolutely everything.

Apartamento de Duas

Nando dreams of being a great Trap singer, but until his dream comes true, he makes deliveries for Lanchudo, a snack bar in Copacabana.

Bia just turned eighteen. The end of the year is coming and also the ACTs. People at school and Bia’s parents are pressuring her to decide which graduation she will apply for. Bia doesn’t want to do anything.

In order to take a new job as an employee in the public sanitation department, Juliana moves from the inner city of Itaúna to the metropolitan town of Contagem in Brazil. While waiting for her husband to join her, she adapts to her new life, meeting people and discovering new horizons, trying to overcome her past.

A couple obsessed by fireworks discovers the great Super Silver Star.

Guri

The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.

Through boxing Jessica pursue to overcome old traumas.

Upcoming film from the director of ‘Mars One’ in partnership with Netflix and the producer Filmes de Plástico.

On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising 17-year-old volleyball player Sofia is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.

An American filmmaker travels to a small town in the Brazilian countryside in search of a cave from ancient indigenous tales, he must evade the local military while uncovering the truth behind the mysterious lights in the region.

To escape her abusive husband, garbage collector Gal packs her two young children, Rihanna and Benin, onto the top of her cart and heads across São Paulo to her cousin’s house. As she struggles to avoid the dangers of the streets along the way, she convinces the children that they are on a big and exciting adventure. When they arrive at her cousin’s house, they are warmly welcomed and fed. However, what initially seems like a safe haven soon turns out to be a trap. Gal realises that not only her own safety is at risk, but also the future of her children.

A couple decides to have a free pass to be with another person without it being considered cheating, causing them to question the terms of their relationship. Maia and Caetano have been living together for a year and, upon signing a cohabitation agreement for their health insurance, they experience the true impact of monogamy. During a game with friends, they both choose one that is permitted for themselves. However, when the hypothetical situation becomes reality, they rethink the limits and desires of their relationship.

When radical science backfires, miners and researchers confront apocalypse in Tiago Melo’s pulpy, politically charged sci-fi fusing local myth, dark humour, working-class grit and radioactivity in Brazil’s Northeast.

Cinco Tipos de Medo

Erik, a 13-year-old boy, has a platonic crush on Sheila and, to get closer to her, claims to have a tape at home with the legendary “last episode” of the cartoon Dungeons & Dragons. With the help of his friends, he seeks a way out of the mess he has gotten himself into, experiencing an intense coming-of-age story.

In 1695, a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm. The group travels a risky path to find the quilombo at the height of a great war. But the war is not the end.

Sérgio is determined to take over his family's construction company to pursue a long-buried dream. But when he uncovers a hidden chapter from his father's past, his ambitions are shaken, forcing him to confront the man he has truly become.

Colônia

'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system. After some time off from teaching, Lúcia Helena returns to the classroom, now giving night classes to teenagers and adults. Along with other three teachers and the principal, she faces institutional adversities and the lack of appreciation without flinching. The conflicts involve both the faculty and the student body and, in this scenario, Education emerges as a hope, reminding everyone that it is never too late to have a second chance.

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Christian and Renato are identical twins who have opposite lives: Christian grew up in an orphanage and is underemployed, struggling to survive. Renato was adopted by a rich family and had everything that money can buy. When they meet again as adults, a tragedy happens: Renato is murdered and identified as Christian who, in turn, takes the place of his brother. However, to this end, he must leave behind his identity and his great love.

Icaro, a young resident, and Dr. Mancini, a famous surgeon, become criminal doctors to solve their problems, starting a dangerous double life from which it may be impossible to escape.

The story of a mother and daughter with opposing views on the path to success in life takes the audience on a contemporary journey about character, ethics and honesty.

Gerluce Maria das Graças is part of a family of single mothers: she is the daughter of Lígia Maria das Graças and mother of Joélly Maria das Graças. Raised by her mother, who became pregnant as a teenager and was abandoned by her father, Gerluce faces a similar fate with the arrival of her daughter.

It's the Silva family's first Christmas after Dona Zelina's death. Bel keeps the tradition alive but clashes with her sister as tensions rise. Amid fights and gossip, Luciano plans to reveal he's marrying a woman no one in the family met.