Fernando Meirelles

Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janeiro's 'City of God.' A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where Police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. This is the true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and ultimately may be his only way out. [Original Release 2002] (Miramax)

Adapted from the novel by John le Carre, this is a gripping romantic thriller that sweeps audiences along one man's emotional and global journey to uncover the truth behind a personal loss and a worldwide conspiracy. (Focus Features)

In this movie Maluquinho tells a story with his friends on another trip to his grandfather's house where they discover a creature of fire called Tatá and become its friends.

Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride buses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better... (imdb)

A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. (imdb)

A look at what happens when partners from different social backgrounds engage in in physical relationships. (imdb)

A series of short films set in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janero. (imdb)

The story line is about all the funny situations in our private life. (imdb)

Produced by TV Cultura in 1989 and aired until 1992. The roadmap was written by a team supervised by Flavio de Souza, which included Cláudia Dalla Verde and Dionisio Jacob. The veteran actors Marcelo Tas and Carlos Moreno were part of the cast. The Director General was Fernando Meirelles. With a formula bold, with free frames, innovated children's programming, still stuck in stereotyped formulas. He won several awards including the Gold Medal at the Festival of New York.

The lives of a Shakespearian theatre group and their personal struggles to organize the production of 'Hamlet'. (imdb)

Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.

Private investigator John Sugar examines the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer.