Paulo Lins Movies

  • 2002
    City of God

    City of God

    City of God

    8.4242002HD

    In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents...

    City of God
  • 2013
    Brazilian Western

    Brazilian Western

    Brazilian Western

    6.2762013HD

    An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds...

    Brazilian Western
  • 2019
    M8 - When Death Rescues Life

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life

    7.42019HD

    When Maurício becomes a student at a top medical school, he becomes obsessed with a mystery linked to the dead bodies used for dissection.

    M8 - When Death Rescues Life
  • 2022
    Buscapé

    Buscapé

    Buscapé

    02022HD

    With executive production by Fernando Meirelles and direction by Fred Luz, actors Alexandre Rodrigues and Edson Oliveira are Buscapé and...

    Buscapé
  • 2008
    Once Upon a Time in Rio

    Once Upon a Time in Rio

    Once Upon a Time in Rio

    7.42008HD

    Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the...

    Once Upon a Time in Rio
  • 1999
    Orfeu

    Orfeu

    Orfeu

    5.31999HD

    Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the...

    Orfeu
  • 2004
    Almost Brothers

    Almost Brothers

    Almost Brothers

    5.42004HD

    The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the...

    Almost Brothers
  • 2000
    Palace II

    Palace II

    Palace II

    62000HD

    Two young boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, living in Cidade de Deus, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, need some money to go to a...

    Palace II
  • 1999
    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    News from a Personal War

    7.81999HD

    Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily...

    News from a Personal War
  • 2008
    Maré, Our Love Story

    Maré, Our Love Story

    Maré, Our Love Story

    5.92008HD

    Free adaptation of Romeo and Juliet translated to the harsh life in Favela da Maré, one of largest and most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro....

    Maré, Our Love Story
  • 2014
    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca

    02014HD

    A look at Rio's cultural, political and technical revolutions since the 1970s to 2011

    Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
  • 2016
    Ballad of Return

    Ballad of Return

    Ballad of Return

    6.62016HD

    One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without...

    Ballad of Return
  • 2012
    The Screenwriter

    The Screenwriter

    The Screenwriter

    82012HD

    32 renowned Brazilian screenwriters of the contemporary Brazilian cinema talk about their creative processes. From the concept of script to their...

    The Screenwriter