Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias Movies

Short film by Brazilian filmmaker Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias.

A discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.

Edmundo Scivano returns to his hometown after years of failure in his political career. Discredited, he seeks the support of his countrymen to get...

Ozualdo Candeias was a grumpy truck driver. He never lost the verve of this strange form of freedom, trapped in the cab and facing the varied...

A travelogue through the remains of São Paulo failing 80s economy, including its in ruins film industry.

An experimental adaptation of Hamlet to Brazil's rural areas. Farmer's son returns home after his father's death and can't stand the thought of his...

As a child he was kidnapped by gypsies that raised him, without he ever knowing his parents. As a young man Tonho leaves the gypsies and go live by...

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit"...

Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.

Using a mixture of film clips and interviews with Ozualdo Candeias himself the film tells the director's 40 year trajectory.

A sculptor, protected by a millionaire woman, becomes suspect of her murder. He flees to the country, where a violent pursuit takes place.

An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with...

On the banks of São Paulo's Rio Tietê, a poignant tale unfolds, featuring a tapestry of characters existing on the fringes of society....