José Dumont

The Cambridge Squatter
7.8

The Cambridge Squatter

The Cambridge Squatter tells the story of refugees, recently arrived in Brazil who, together with a group of low-income workers, occupy an old ...
Two Sons of Francisco
6.8

Two Sons of Francisco

Aug. 19, 2005

Two Sons of Francisco

The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts ...
Lower City
6.6

Lower City

May. 16, 2005

Lower City

Best friends Deco (Lázaro Ramos) and Naldinho (Wagner Moura) co-own a cargo boat in Brazil’s Salvador de Bahia. They give a ride to a ...
Behind the Sun
7.6

Behind the Sun

Dec. 12, 2001

Behind the Sun

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits ...
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
6.9

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote ...
Hour of the Star
7.4

Hour of the Star

Apr. 25, 1985

Hour of the Star

Macabea 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 ...
The Man That Was Turned Into Juice
7.3

The Man That Was Turned Into Juice

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is ...