Movies: Patricia Saravy

In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's ni...

The name of Brazil’s biggest airport, Guarulhos, references the fact that it was built on indigenous territory. In a blend of realistic and stylised scenes, the film follows a member of the ground staff as she seeks her roots beneath the runway....

A drama with touches of suspense, where a mother and daughter get lost in a cave...

1970. Beatriz is an 18-year-old student. She is detained by the military dictatorship in Curitiba, Brazil, and tortured for ten days accused of belonging to the subversive student movement and an armed guerrilla that fights against the regime, VAR-Pa...

In a small Brazilian seaside town we follow the efforts of Paula, who is pregnant of her third child, to build a pool in her humble beach house, so the family can enjoy the rest of their vacation. Financial difficulties will interrupt the work and re...

There are some days that, even without major events, force us to grow. Andrea is only 10 years old and may not yet realize that her day was like this....

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Courage was gradually growing, as the anguish took hold of the body. One morning, Gloria, 34, sets out to find herself back again....

Brazil. It's night. Mother and son discover they are not alone during quarantine....

Lúcio who live with his family in a village near the sea has to cope with the daily psychological violence of his father, Jorge. Lúcio loves mermaids and on his birthday his mother gives him a surprise, but quickly the little joys are put in check by...

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A film on childhood in Brazilian countryside. The boy faces changes which leave no alternative than maturity....

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