Nelson Xavier Movies

In the 20's, in the State of Piauí, Brazil, a young cowboy is used politically after killing his wife, who had been seduced by her boss and...

The theatrologist, actor, director and overall polemist Plínio Marcos gets his life traced through images of the many spectacles he has put on...

A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to...

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a...

Heitor and Matilde are two siblings who decide to murder their rich father in order to quickly inherit his wealth. They get the killing done, aided...

A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a famine-struck population from invading and stealing a food...

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.

Após perder a esposa e a caminho do suicídio, um homem se depara com O Livro dos Espíritos e começa uma jornada de...

Two outcasts fight over a pair of shoes in a run-down boarding-house room.

The origins of Brazilian popular music and the types of scales used, as well as the various currents that emerged and formed different schools. The...

Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research...

João, a playboy, spends his last day as a single in a resort hotel, where he seduces a teenager and gets involved with the casino singer.

The story of the black mystic murderer Febrônio Índio do Brasil.

In the mid-19th century, Colonel Pedro Cambará rapes his slave, who gives birth to a girl on a full moon night. Named Lua (Moon), she has to...

A bank manager has a secret. He is compelled to bite society women hands.