Ruth de Souza Movies

A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult.

Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.

Moments before a father's death, all of his family memories are transferred to his son through a dream, from the first ancestor, an Englishman living...

A young woman, victim of violence, takes refuge with an old sailor.

Candinho is a hillbilly who leaves the countryside, taking his donkey along, and goes to São Paulo, trying to find his mother.

A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide....

Four buddies set out on a three-week deep-sea fishing holiday in the Amazon and run into trouble.

A man, who creates pasts for a living, struggles to find his own past while a mysterious woman takes a dangerous step.

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes...

A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.

A drama about double personality

The documentary tells the story of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, who became a success in the 60s and, since then, has inspired writers and artists...

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.

The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between...

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...

A woman, who believes she has a curse, sees an engineer die in an accident while building a bridge. Considering two men who were courting her...