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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Hip-hop SP

    Documentary. Urban violence depicted by the music, dance and graffiti of the young black members of S+M+o Paulo’s hiphop movement.
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  • O império do desejo

    Wild road trip/sex romp was criticised as ‘pornographic spectacle’ but has later been hailed as one of the great Brazilian films.
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  • Eden’s Ark

    Compiled from found footage, real and fake, alongside beautifully shot images in the footsteps of the curious narrator: Eden’s Ark is a hypnotic film
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  • O nosso homem

    A heartening return to Pedro Costa’s painterly cinema of hope and hopelessness – we go rabbit hunting with Ventura, thinking of Cape Verde.
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  • Punk in Africa

    The striking story of a hidden, underground, even secret and banned movement. Bands with both black and white musicians broke the law. In the aparthei
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  • A opção (ou: As rosas da estrada)

    Combining documentary and staged action, Candeias delves into the profoundly quotidian reality of a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live m
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  • Neighbouring Sounds

    Meandering past the residents of a wealthy street in Recife, where private security guards ply their trade, this self-assured debut portrays the two s
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  • O bandido da luz vermelha

    An anarchic and politically charged portrait of a suave thief from the favelas (based on an actual real-life criminal). Filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla wa
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  • Rânia

    Rânia (16) dreams of a career as a dancer – but if you live in the slums of Fortaleza, talent and effort are not enough.…
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  • Rat Fever

    High-power report of freedom and love on the fringes of tropical Recife. Anarchistic poet Zizo falls for the down-to-earth Eneida, while his friends s
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