Paulo Montel

The Violent and the Damned (1962)

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round up the fugitives. ...

Sai de Baixo (1956)

Papai Fanfarrão (1956)

Rio, 100 Degrees F° (1955)

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and enc ...

Bloody Hands (1955)

Maos Sangrentas translates to Bloody Hands in English, and that's just what this gruesome Brazilian melodrama delivers. The story begins when a gang of dangerous convicts escape from a penal colony. With the police in hot pursuit, the escapees cut a gory s ...

Rua sem Sol (1954)

A poor girl must find the money to pay for her blind sister's eyesight operation. ...

O Gigante de Pedra (1954)

A love triangle between two quarry workers in Serra da Cantareira and the daughter of a third local employee. Amid unsanitary conditions and difficulties of all sorts, tragedy strikes the three and the clash between the two men becomes inevitable. ...

Balança Mas Não Cai (1954)