José Luiz Sasso Movies

A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a...

Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship...

When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a...

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with...

Photographs present Hermeto Paschoal in the middle of the instruments he plays in the studio in his house. The rehearsals where the sounds are...

A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.

Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was...

In New York City, an illegal immigrant gets into trouble because of his relationship with a self-destructive prostitute.

Documentary about samba musician from Bahia Clementino Rodrigues, aka Riachão.

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow...

A coming of age dramatic comedy dealing with the effect that two "summers" have on the lives of several teenagers. The main story involves an...

São Paulo, today. Bones are found in an anonymous grave and sent to the morgue. The coroner Artur deals with actresses and extremists. A body...

A retired cop becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute.

While out for a walk in the countryside, Marina and Juvenal stop to take some pictures in front of an old woman’s house. Annoyed, the old woman...

An unhappily married cleaning woman in the slums of Rio entices all the money and gifts she can out of an elderly widower.

Lambusca, a man from the State of Paraíba, Brazil, goes to São Paulo, looking for a job. But he ends up working for a group of fishy...

Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into...

In 1940s São Paulo, Pedro’s tasked to retrieve his estranged brother André. André’s departure stems from a...

After the collapse of their relationships with other people, Maria and Paulo embark in an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from...