João França

Resistance (2019)

Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros an ...

Incógnito (2012)

Lúcia is a lawyer that works to help women whose the father of the relationship deny the paternity. A job she is very keen about since she doesn't know who her father is. ...

Contos Gauchescos (2011)

Cerro do Jarau (2005)

Three cousins ​​were set in a magical location in southern Brazil, known as Cerro Jarau. They grew up under the influence of the legend of a princess imprisoned in a cave, known as Teiniaguá. Among the three cousins​​, the girl is the bravest and ...

Netto Perde Sua Alma (2002)

The story of a man who invented a country. ...

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of persp ...