Karen Akerman Movies

“There must be a different solution than the one from hell’. Full unadulterated terror (and music). 'The best class always ends with a...

Junior, as he’s known, since he’s essentially still a child, seems to be having a tough time getting on in life. He shares cheap lodgings...

In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden,...

Hilda must be responsible of a decision that she took long time ago. Her life is altered by the news that her son is coming to visit her after...

Hated by the Greeks, detested by the Trojans, Helena lives a peaceful life in Guaratiba, a fishing neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. Until love knocks...

The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is a medium-security level, closed structure, with a rehabilitation component. The service provided includes...

After relocating to Tokyo, a Brazilian writer begins a new novel, provoked by her experiences in Japan and by one of the last scenes she witnessed in...

When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of...

Thirteen elderly people with cognitive illnesses attend the Psychogeriatric Day Clinic at the CHPL Hospital. The treatment is based on...

Large boats navigate the Amazon River daily, transporting people, animals and goods. This film portrays one of these trips.

A portrait of the city of São Paulo through the life of four of its inhabitants: an economist and analyst of the financial market, a...

Birth, life and death of a carnival sculpture. Linked to the mythology of the Orixás, a metaphor of creation based on the Babalotim doll, a...

In a lake surrounded by buildings, a man builds a boat.

In exile, a Brazilian child develops strategies to rise.

French girl lost in Rio de Janeiro has a peculiar meeting with the nacional cinema maphia. Who can save her?

On the triple frontier between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, the twin towns of Letícia and Tabatinga form an urban island surrounded by the...

In 2019, the leakage of messages exchanged by authorities in Brazil undermines the credibility of Operation Lava Jato. A group of journalists follows...

Beside the savage desire to realize the enormities which he brooded on, nothing was sacred.

If I didn’t blossom, if I remained unbloomed, it’s because my roots were poisoned. I know it's false, an induced error, but... this is me.