Emmanuel Cavalcanti Movies

A circus clown's life spirals out of control when his wife, a trapeze artist, dies during a performance, and, to his chagrin, their son vows to...

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his...

A documentary short on Tempo Glauber, a foundation created by filmmaker Orlando Senna and Glauber Rocha's mother Lucia in order to celebrate and...

Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and...

A film on the feud between samba songwriters Noel Rosa and Wilson Batista.

A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the...