Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias Movies

Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he...

The Option centers on a group of rural women who cut sugar cane and live in ramshackle highway neighborhoods. For many, their only escape to a...

Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.

On the banks of São Paulo's Rio Tietê, a poignant tale unfolds, featuring a tapestry of characters existing on the fringes of society....

Edmundo Scivano returns to his hometown after years of failure in his political career. Discredited, he seeks the support of his countrymen to get...

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

Using a mixture of film clips and interviews with Ozualdo Candeias himself the film tells the director's 40 year trajectory.

In a card game, Manelão loses his horse. Suffering from a venereal disease he looks for a pharmacist who colluded with a colonel. The...

In 1968, Candeias made five short films shot by him in the South American countries of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela. The...

A sculptor, protected by a millionaire woman, becomes suspect of her murder. He flees to the country, where a violent pursuit takes place.

Man leaves the country and heads for the big city, where in middle of deprivation, he wins a lottery.

A discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.

In a single shot, mysterious characters discuss about a cockroach problem.