Movies: Bárbara Paz

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife, for one last wish: to be the protagonist of his own death....

Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live w...

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil....

Everything seems to be going well in the stable relationship between Mari and Rafa, until Isis and Fred move into the apartment next door. The new neighbors make no secret of the fact that they are in an open relationship....

Girassol Vermelho is a film inspired by Murilo Rubião, a master of Brazilian magical realism, about the journey of Romeu, a man who leaves his past behind in search of freedom. By chance, he arrives in a strange city where an oppressive and pathetic ...

A valet parking attendant borrows a client's car to spend the day with his son, but gets into unexpected trouble....

Ney and Marcos share an apartment, the passion for music and for the same girl until time tears them apart. A few years later they meet again reviewing their attitudes, emotions and memories....

The series tells the story of the São Paulo International Film Festival, one of the most traditional cultural events in Latin America. For 48 years, the festival has showcased hundreds of films from all over the world, bringing vibrancy to the city. ...

Strong and feminine, "Why don't you cry?" addresses the delicate topic of suicide. Jessica is very closed, Barbara is a time bomb. The two meet when, at the stage of the faculty of psychology, Jessica meets Barbara. The coexistence leads Jessica to q...

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Cristiano, Francisco and Gabriel are three good old friends celebrating their entrance in the University. But in a horror night, the fun gets mixed up with violence....

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Av...

A simple and handy manual to take the boredom under the narration of a sick mind, crazy in any big city. Mojo, a lonely young fanatic about movies and American culture, has dreams that will never come true. After spending his days holed up in a build...

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The five youngsters must prevent Nefasto from possessing the mythical Vulcan's hammer who grants an immeasurable power to its owner....

A group of friends find themselves circling in time. Welcome to room 38. Within it's confines time becomes scattered and loops back on it's self, memory becomes useless, and survival carries an entirely different meaning....

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Gloria Polk is a decadent writer who decided to return to writing a fiction book after 17 years of absence. One day, she decides to open her home to Carol, a young journalist who lives in his building and is married to her former husband. Excited abo...

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