Zezé Motta Movies

In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets.

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...

After her grandmother’s death, Ana finds herself adrift. Following the clues left by her late grandmother, Ana arrives in Belo Horizonte and...

Carolina Maria de Jesus. Her favela diary was a success in 1960. Despite her recognition, she died forgotten and poor.

Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina Duarte, which addressed the female situation in...

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, a defeat in the 4x100 relay final forever marks the lives of the athletes. Three years later, Maria Lúcia,...

The death of the matriarch on Christmas eve provokes a crisis that makes the family review attitudes and give a new meaning to the date.

Documentary about Brazilian actress Sandra Bréa.

Fiction based on a true story of Brazilian workers and people living near a pesticide plant, first owned by Shell and then by BASF, that suffered...

Cyrus, Tim and Erik were high school buddies and meet again ten years later. They spend the summer together in Brazil. All of them are occupied in...

A film on the feud between samba songwriters Noel Rosa and Wilson Batista.

Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a black man who used the laws and courts to free more...

Pasqualina, 91, is an old lady full of life who lives in a nursing home after having lost all her relatives. In a sunny day, she decides to run away...

The son of a millionaire who owns gold mines in Transopia, Africa, Antoine Leblanc, who lives in a mansion in Rio, one day receives a letter from his...

Filmmaker Sandra Werneck interviews remarkable women such as Marieta Severo, Zezé Motta, Margareth Dalcolmo, Conceição Evaristo,...

A deep dive into Afro-Brazilian culture, exploring the trajectory of soul music in Brazil from the late 1960s to its peak at "black balls" in the...