Tag Archives: Brazilian cinema

deadly game, deadly resistance (film: Bacurau – Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2024 by admin

I rarely get a chance to see Brazilian films, but the ones I get to seem all to be special. This is also the case with ‘Bacurau‘ (2019), written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho – a well-known director with … Continue reading →

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Bad Neighborhoods (Film: Tropa de Elite – Brasil, 2007)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

Brazilian cinema is for me another almost completely unexplored territory. Have I ever seen a Brazilian movie before? Probably not, maybe a couple of documentaries about Brazilian music. Director Jose Padilha‘s Elite Squad was for me as big a surprise … Continue reading →

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