Cristina Amaral Movies

Just released from prison, Léa returns home to the Brasilia favela of Sol Nascente and joins up with her half-sister Chitara, the fearless...

Five friends meet for lunch. Nothing could be more mundane, but for some reason, no one stayed for dessert.

50 years of Brazilian history seen from the point of view of a friendship among two intellectuals.

A tale about the apocalypse of the working class.

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.

Documentary about the discovery of a ditch in a cemetery located in São Paulo, in which were found the carcass of Brazilian political...

A storyteller in Brasilia entertains the visitors of a bar with his narratives.

A free flight of memory, instinct, expressions and sensations. The unrevealed city is seen through the eyes of caged animals.

Carapiru is a member of one of Brazil's remaining indigenous peoples, living in harmony with nature and making wise use of the local flora and fauna....

Ring whose previous owner was a prostitute with supernatural powers causes double personality in a young woman about to marry. After some time, her...

In a hospital that struggles not to close its doors, two children discover their first love.

Dadinho, an old samba composer, is taken by his granddaughter to his brother’s funeral, composer from a rival samba school. Along this path a...

Experimental documentary about the life and work of obscure samba musician Vassourinha (1923-1942), born in São Paulo, who only recorded six...

A reflection on books and culture through testimonies and images from the Rio de Janeiro's National Library. In this work commissioned by the...

A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.

A dialogue between the auteur's memories and the images he shot and kept during his long film career - sketches of live that were never shown, never...