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Series
Film Movement volume year 8, film 5
Language
Portuguese
Description
Only when I dance: Two teenagers from Rio de Janeiro pursue the dream of becoming professional ballet dancers.
Lil' A: 12-year-old Lil' A found dance to be the perfect antidote for the severe tics he suffered because of a nervous disorder. Now the tics have subsided and he has decided to become the best dancer and choregrapher in the whole world.
3) Elis
Language
Portuguese
Description
Follows the life of Elis Regina, undoubtedly the greatest Brazilian singer of all time told in this biopic film with energetic and pulsating rhythm. Her premature death in 1982 at the age of 36, shocked Brazil. A perfectionist who was frequently dissatisfied, Regina drove herself and members of her band relentlessly, leading to her being dubbed "Hurricane" and "Little Pepper" by musicians and journalists.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Returning to Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Nise Da Silveira returns to work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of the city where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through painting, animals and love.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Gifted with incredible athletic talent, Brazilian-born Heleno de Freitas conquered the soccer world in the 1940s. As his fame and fortune grew to new heights, his passion for a decadent life of women and nightclubs threatened his career. Featuring an Awards-caliber performance by Rodrigo Santoro, Heleno depicts the thrilling life of the world's first sports superstar.
6) Santoalla
Language
Portuguese
Description
Progressive Dutch couple Martin Verfondern and Margo Pool had only one dream, to live off the land, far from the constraints and complications of the city. But, when they arrive in the crumbling Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners challenge the traditions of the town's sole remaining family, igniting a decade-long conflict that culminates in Martin's mysterious disappearance.
7) Xingu
Language
Portuguese
Description
The three Villas Boas brothers, Orlando, Claudio, and Leonardo, are on a mission to protect the indigenous Amazon natives. Seeking adventure, they join the March to the West, an expedition to explore the Amazon rainforest. After befriending the native tribes, they become the leading advocates for the creation of the Xingu National Park.