Movies: Jonas Bloch

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to It...

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she de...

Jéssica (Thati Lopes) is a simple young woman, dedicated to her job at an antique shop in Rio de Janeiro, but she feels her life lacks purpose. Everything changes when she finds a mysterious locket identical to an item she inherited from her late mot...

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony bec...

Based on the book by Cris Souza Fontes, Apaixonada tells the story of a woman who realizes how monotonous her life is. She finds herself desperate and facing an identity crisis. From then on, she is forced to begin an exciting journey of self-discove...

A married couple lives peacefully with two children until the husband starts getting violent....

Alicia is a rich young woman who loves to party, travel and is very close to her grandfather. The protagonist runs away from responsibilities and tries to make the most of the benefits of being the heir to an immense estate. When her grandfather dies...

The lives of a macho butcher, his wife, a lonely waitress, a sadist and a flophouse manager intersect in Recife, Brazil....

Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is behind his strange ideas about how to build a great nation....

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."...

A young physician coordinating the transfer of patients between state-run hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro struggles with a mystery: a patient goes missing one night and completely disappears from the system. As the doctor attempts to find out...

A series of crimes against redheads scares the people from a little town. After the death of his brother, the 13 year old Alberto decides to investigate what is happening and is helped by the experienced but forgetful Inspector Pimentel....

A model is found dead in the bathtub of her own mansion. A policeman tries to investigate, inquiring the rich and powerful men who knew her....

Little Indian boy survives his tribe massacre, growing up together with his wish for revenge and his quest for his own identity. Based on a true story....

Enterprising youths live many adventures when they decide to start a business specializing in making video clips for rock groups....

In the village of Kenoma, inside Brazil, the artisan Linnaeus tries to make a big and quixotic dream: to build a perpetual motion machine. His contract is opposed by Jerome, powerful local landowner, but he wins the aid of mysterious drifter who deci...

A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of Brazil at the time of local elections. She must now face ideological and ethical questions, brought back by a left-wing former boyfriend and her own colleagu...

Based on the true events that took place in the 70s, in Rio de Janeiro. The body of beautiful girl Cláudia Lessin Rodrigues, actress Márcia Rodrigues's sister, was found in the seashore. After Police investigation, it was found she had been murdered ...

Hermanoteu is a young shepherd boy who, enlightened by the "Divine Light", travels to the land of Godah to free the people from the oppressive hands of cruel tyrants. A comedy based on the hugely successful play "Hermanoteu in the Land of Godah" by t...

Ex-drug dealer is forced to go back to business by a corrupt policeman. He must go to Colombia and bring back some cocaine, but discovers the whole thing is a set up. He then devises a suicidal plan for revenge....