José Sarney

The Hijacking of Flight 375 (2023)

Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis. ...

8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente (2021)

The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of the eight Presidents of Brazil who took office since the end of the military government, from José Sarney to Jair Bolsonaro. ...

José Aparecido de Oliveira – O Maior Mineiro do Mundo (2019)

Documentary that chronicles the trajectory of the journalist, federal deputy, secretary of state, minister of state, governor and ambassador José Aparecido de Oliveira, who lived with the greatest authorities and personalities from the political, business ...

Letter Beyond the Walls (2019)

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, pa ...

Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo (2019)

The fading of composer Zé Keti's career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The pain of a mother who lost her 15-year old daughter run over by a car. The Brazilian Presidents since Castelo Branco. Characters and settings registered thr ...

O Brasil Deu Certo. E Agora? (2013)

3 ex-presidents of Brazil, 12 ex-ministers of State, 7 ex-governors of the Central Bank, bank owners and finance specialists tell the Brazilian economic history and speculate about the present and the future of the country. 125 years ago Brazil was a poor ...

Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)

16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language. ...

João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece (2005)

Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture. ...

1964: 40 Years After (2004)

Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of the military dictatorship in Brazil. Around 40 characters reveal behind the scenes and comment in detail on this im ...

Glauber em Tempo - Redescobrindo o Brasil (2000)

Ulysses Cidadão (1993)

The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies. ...

Terra Para Rose (1987)

Documentary about the oppression of a group of a families of the MST, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, who invaded Anoni Farm, a farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1985, and Rose, a woman fighting for the right of owning a land and ...

Brascuba (1987)

Muda Brasil (1985)

The documentary recalls the political reopening of the country, and narrates in detail the events that culminated in the election of Tancredo Neves as the first civilian president after 20 years of military dictatorship. ...

Maranhão 66 (1966)

A report on Sarney's inauguration as the governor of the Maranhão state. His promises are heard alongside images of the grim reality. ...

Master of the Sea (2004)

The film tells the story of Cristório, a fisherman from Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão, who lost his young son when he was killed by jealous husband, during a folklore festival that celebrates the return of a ressurected bull, called Bumba-meu- ...