A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals – as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the...

In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in...

For forty years, the public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate their first date going to the same ball where...

Paulinho Gogó narrates his stories on a park bench for different listeners, while waiting for the arrival of his beloved Nega Juju.

When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a...

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the...

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

In Northeastern Brazil, twelve-year-old Maria is sold to have a better life as a housemaid. However, Maria is resold and sent to a brothel in the...

A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

After a sink full of soapy water empties through a gurgling drain, a finger appears from underneath: Zé, a plumber, is at work. Eva, the lady...