Jorge Coutinho Movies

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine...

Employees on a local supermarket plot an epic heist for robbing the place's vault, but things start to go wrong when they notice a police detective...

Rich and spoiled kid, frustrated for not being chosen to join the soccer lessons his idol Zico was going to give, asks his father to clone the...

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

During a showing of rare Afro-Brazilian Cinema films at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, actor/filmmaker Zózimo...

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.

Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the...

Hit man does his part in a deal, but doesn't get the money he was promised. For the treason, he decides to eliminate them all.

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

This adaptation of a classic Brazilian novel focuses on the relations of charismatic characters within a tenement.

A young rock singer meets his childhood heroine, a famous singer who is now wallowing in alcohol and sex.

The life and work of the late samba singer-songwriter Candeia.