Kiss Of The Spider Woman (2 disc set)
(1985) [M]

Set in the kind of Latin American gaol where even the clean linen is bloodstained, this explosive, sad yet stirring story tells of two prisoners with nothing in common except an extraordinary friendship that grows as they step into each other's worlds.  More

City Of God
(2002) [R]

Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards including the American Film Institute's Audience Award and the Visions Award at the Toronto International Film Festival! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's...  More

Bus 174
(2002) [MA]

Jose Padilha's award winning documentary reconstructs the extraordinary story of the hijacking of Bus 174 – a story that gripped the entire nation of Brazil and one that ended in chaos and devastating tragedy. On 12th June 2000, a bus was hijacked by an armed man in a middle-class residential...  More

Madame Sata
(2002) [MA]

Born to slaves in the arid wasteland of Northern Brazil and sold by his mother at the age of seven, Joao Francisco pursued his freedom on the mean streets of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. Jet-black, six feet tall, with solid muscle bursting through a silk shirt and tight pants - a cut throat razor in his...  More

City of Men (2 disc set)
(2003) [MA]

From the makers of City of God: City Of Men (Cidade dos Homens) is a nine-part mini series, based on Fernando Meirelles' modern classic, City Of God (Cidade de Deus), which follows inhabitants of the Rio de Janeiro favelas through their lives. Like its parent film, City Of Men is an exciting...  More

Lower City
(2005) [MA]

Deco and Naldinho have known each other since they were kids. They make their living together doing cargo jobs and petty hustling on board the Dany Boy, a motor boat they own as partners. The story begins when the two friends offer a ride to Karinna, a stripper set on finding work in Salvador....  More

Bossa Nova - the Sound That Seduced the World
(2005) [G]

Mixing samba, jazz and sophisticated lyricism, the sultry bossa nova sound was spawned in the beaches and bars of Rio, Brazil in the late 50s, and quickly seduced the world when anthems like "The Girl From Ipanema" became huge international hits. This compelling documentary, filmed on location in...  More

Brasileirinho
(2005) [PG]

In Rio in the late 1800s, Brazilian musicians started to blend European melodies, Afro-Brazilian rhythms and a melancholic interpretation of the native Indians' music: Choro was born.

Uniquely Brazilian, it was the first musical expression of Brazil's identity as a cultural melting...  More

Reaching for the Moon
(2013) [M]

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.  More