Lauro Escorel Movies

The rescue of a real character from the work of Mario de Andrade. Chico Antônio is a singer and poacher of the interior of Rio Grande do Norte....

Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the...

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

A short documentary on how the films "Libertários" and "Chapeleiros" are connected to the "Projeto Imagens e Histórias da...

A producer decides to revive the play *The Mystery of Irma Vap* and seeks out one of the original actors to secure the rights. However, a case of...

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to...

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music...

Ângelo arrives at his grandmother's house in Minas Gerais. There, a small chest full of coins and an enigma were discovered, supposedly left by...

A cop begins to turn to booze and cocaine during a tough undercover assignment. When a big drug-buy goes sour and the cop ends up with a million in...

A rich man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and repulsion.

Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have...

A dysfunctional family, composed of a prostitute and two gay men, one strong and the other fragile and stupid, lives a routine life in Rio de...

In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs...

As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to...

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much...

The story of Severino, a man who tries to escape the misery and the drought prevailing in the rural backcountry of the Northeast of Brazil. He heads...