Carandiru 2003 ( 7.599)

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.

Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 ( 7.061)

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Pixote 1980 ( 7.962)

10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.

Mambí 1998 ( 5)

Ecos 1987

The story of three women, of very different epochs, whose lives are strangely parallel. The first story, during colonial times, has a man brutalizing both his wife and a female black servant. Parallel with this story is that of a modern couple who perpetuate the stereotyped role of the woman as subservient.

Autómata: Ciudad en movimiento 2023

"Autómata: Ciudad en Movimiento" personifies Mexico City as an automaton in constant evolution. Through the work of an artisan, it shows its sociocultural and economic development and interconnectedness. Without dialogue and with an immersive sound design, it addresses gentrification, mobility and environmental challenges.

Una máscara para Ana 1966 ( 5)