Nelson Dantas Movies

A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to...

Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His...

Adaptation of the series shown in 1992. A sequence of crimes in the same style intrigue: a man walks with a woman on the beach; she dresses as a...

In a country town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Januária is going to marry the shy and naive Amorim. But in her heart she wants to...

A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.

The real story of the failed attempt of an independence coup by a group of intellectuals and rich men during Brazil's colonial days, from its...

It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.

Godofredo suffers a terrible blow when he comes back home earlier than usual and finds his wife in the arms of his partner. He sends his wife away to...

Night falls when, in an elegant neighborhood of Porto Alegre, a socialite is brutally murdered. The entire police department act immediately to...

High Court judge returns to the small town where he was born, bringing along his beautiful and young wife. The local men get aroused and start...

Newly wed arrives at her husband's family house, in the country. The heavy atmosphere of the house frightens her, and she takes refuge in her...

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.

Gafanhoto is a smuggler who tries to take a hit by stealing a valuable stone. He awakens the fury of the old boss of the gang, and ends up involving...

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his...

When Daniela, a famous actress, decides to return to her hometown to reconnect with a simpler lifestyle, local politicians decide to exploit her...