Affonso Beato Movies

Harry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons he can't quite figure out. When an assailant attempts...

During a flight, passengers confront their aspirations, frustrations, fears, wishes and fears, mixing up reality and fiction.

"Pureza" tells a story of a mother, Pureza, who goes in search of her son, Abel, disappeared after leaving for the mining in the Amazon.

Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain...

Fernanda is content with her life until she meets Miguel, a drug addict, bisexual male prostitute. She becomes captivated by him and leaves her...

Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...

A vision of the different forms of handicraft production in the interior of Paraíba.

As experienced by 9 year old Angelita, the film portrays the hardship of migration endured by her family’s move from a small town in Puerto...

A collection of testimonies from Brazilian indigenous people about the interests of FUNAI (National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples), multinational...

A profile of composer, performer, and author Elizabeth Swados, inter-cutting scenes of the artist at work and in travel with personal reflections and...

The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.

The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons...

Beginning with a history of two thousand years of Jewish life in Morocco, the movie incorporates extensive archival footage, as well as interviews...

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and...

Alice faces a lot of trouble to make a film about artist Marcel Duchamp. She randomly chooses musician Antônio for the main part, and ends up...

Short film about the life and career of the notorious Brazilian writer Lima Barreto.

Artist Heitor dos Prazeres talks about his life as a painter and samba musician.