René Sampaio

The Son of a Thousand Men (2025)

In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets. ...

A Happy Family (2024)

In a happy family perfectly protected in a gated community, a mother is harshly accused of hurting her twin daughters and newborn baby. However, the truth behind the high walls may reveal unexpected cruelty. ...

Eduardo and Monica (2022)

On an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. A curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. In 1980s Brasília, their love needs to mature and learn to overcome differenc ...

Impuros: O Filme (2019)

Following in his deceased brother's footsteps, power-hungry drug lord Evandro embarks on a ruthless rise to power in Brazil's crime-ridden favelas. Evandro's ascension puts him on a collision course with Victor, a reckless detective with nothing to lose. ...

Petit Mal (2018)

In Sao Paulo, Janaína and João take care of each other. She has epilepsy. He is in a relationship with a man who prefers to keep his distance. Above their lives floats the vague trauma of a mudslide that may have buried men and machines alike. Together, ...

Amor ao Quadrado (2016)

Tatuapé Mahal Tower (2014)

The film is about the life story of Javier Juárez García, an Argentinian scale model figure who decided to live in São Paulo to seize the city's real state boom. After a betrayal, he decides to change his life and work in architectural models around th ...

Brazilian Western (2013)

When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord. ...

Sinister (2000)

A man gets in a cab to meet a client. A bizarre car crash happens, and, throughout the story, the different characters seem to have some sort of connection with that fact. ...

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself. ...

A Louca História de Andrade Jr. (2014)