Zé Carlos Machado

A Cabana (2024)

A woman and a man live their life together in a vague manner, absent and mechanical in the cloud that surrounds them. A couple who cannot see each other. Till when? ...

Sunday Night (2024)

The life of Margot, one of Brazil's greatest actresses, married to Antônio, an award-winning writer and with advanced Alzheimer's, changes completely when she discovers that she also has Alzheimer's. She will need to race against time if she wants to fini ...

Infinitas Terras (Ou Relatos do Meu Tempo Crise) (2023)

As Verdades (2022)

A police officer tries to find out who is to blame for a crime committed against a candidate for mayor of a small town. He hears versions of a hired killer, the victim's fiancée, and the candidate himself. ...

Liz's Wait (2022)

Liz is surrounded by doubts and uncertainties. Introspective, she searches for the reason why her partner Miguel has gone. While looking for deep inside answers, she feels the need for emotional support from her younger sister Lara. Little by little, the c ...

Pantanal: The Good Innocence of Our Origins (2021)

The daily life of residents of the largest floodplain in the world, in the heart of South America, one of the most challenging places for human beings. Starting from the eyes of the characters, we will better understand the fragile balance between man and ...

Mar de Dentro (2020)

A successful professional, Manuela must deal with the changes in her body when she finds out she is pregnant. Ahead, when the baby is born, she also needs to learn to be a mother. ...

Behind the Shadows (2020)

Jorge is a private investigator that has a questionable character. He seeks information about the death of a young boy in a small city in the countryside of Brazil, that is full of unfriendly strangers. Nightmares with a woman that he has never seen before ...

Waves (2020)

After the death of his wife, Paul finds himself trapped in a world where the only connection established is by waves electromagnetic, murdering interpersonal relationships. Paul wants to break free from loneliness, until he finally meets Sofia. ...

Loop (2019)

After his girlfriend's murder, Daniel, a physics student becomes obsessed with the idea of going back in time to stop the tragedy. He lets himself be consumed by his own obsession until after years of isolation, he finds the solution. Daniel then gives up ...

Unicorn (2017)

A young girl of 13 lives with her mother on an isolated property. They are awaiting the return of their father and husband. But instead, another man appears, transforming the relationship between the mother and daughter. Based on two short stories by Brazi ...

Magal e os Formigas (2016)

Elis (2016)

The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained national and ...

Nise: The Heart of Madness (2016)

After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she i ...

The Ten Commandments: The Movie (2016)

Follows Moses leading and conducting the Hebrew people from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom towards the Promised Land according to the Ancient Testament Bible book of the Exodus. The story told like never before is faithful to the Scriptures. ...

I Swear I'll Leave This Town (2014)

Joli returns home after spending a long period in rehab. Her father, Anthony, a famous city politician, is quite concerned about her conduct and reintegration into society. This is the time when father and daughter will fix the broken ties of the relations ...

The Last Drive-In Theater (2014)

When returning to his hometown with his ill mother, Marlombrando meets again his father and the Drive-in cinema where he spent his childhood. Almeida keeps the cinema functioning with the assistance of only two employees: Paula, who takes care of the proje ...

Memories They Told Me (2013)

A group of friends, who resisted the military dictatorship, and their children will face the conflict between the daily life of today and the past when one of them is dying. ...

Xingu (2012)

Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park. ...

I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011)

In a remote part of the Amazon, a traveling photographer has an intense affair with a preacher's wife, but secrets from her past threaten to ruin them both. ...

Homens com Cheiro de Flor (2011)

Mentiras Sinceras (2011)

Focusing on the real-imaginary doubt, the film delves into the role of the stage actor alongside the set-up of Sam Shepard's 'Mente Mentira'. ...

Reflections of a Blender (2010)

After receiving a new blade, a blender suddenly gains consciousness. As it grapples with existential questions, it becomes the sole companion to the grieving wife of a missing man. ...

The Best Things in the World (2010)

Everyday family life as perfectly normal madness. "As Melhores Coisas do Mundo" follows a few days in the life of the 15-year-old Mano, who is fighting on two fronts: his parents have just got divorced and he is going through puberty. Mano tries to make hi ...

The Wind (2009)

A small isolated town in Brazil is becoming windless. ...

Alice's House (2007)

Alice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, has three children, the eldest of whom is doing his military service, and a mother who works as a maid in her house. None of the three siblings pay much attention to their mo ...

The Sign of the City (2007)

Teca, a late-night radio show host, uses her astrological skills to help listeners who call in for advice. But her own life feels empty and lonely. One day she makes the acquaintance of her handsome new neighbour, Gil, only to find out he is married. ...

Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story (2006)

Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém Brazil". But in the opening party, the Police, headed by a violent inspector nicknamed "Capitão", arrive to arrest, with ...

Delicate Crime (2005)

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over ...

Olga (2004)

Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentra ...

Friendly Fire (1998)

Brazil in the early 70s. Miguel, Eloi, Osvaldo and Paolo take part in armed attacks against the military dictatorship. They pay a heavy price with torture and arrest. Today the four friends still see each other. Only Miguel is politically active. On a phot ...

The Next Victim (1983)

A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood. ...