Sertão Fantástico

Souvenirs Projetés

June 2021 •French

Mártir

June 2022 •Spanish

Isa has been in a relationship with Vera for months. Although neither has any doubts, their relationship has developed like that of two girls playing hide-and-seek. By fleeing from their reality, they have made fantasy their refuge and consolation. Hidden in a closet where she feels freer than she does in her own world, Isa will have to choose: Break the silence or live as a Martyr?

Mucambo

March 2025 •Portuguese

In a small house, Tereza faces the realization of an ancient prophecy on her eldest son's 20th birthday.

Umbilina e Sua Grande Rival

August 2024 •Portuguese

Ave Maria ou Mãe dos Sertanejos

January 2009 •Portuguese

Mi adorado Monster

November 2021 •English

With humor, prolific director Víctor Matellano tells the story of one of the most iconic and problematic cult films of Spain's "fantaterror": Los resucitados by Arturo de Bobadilla. A story of ambition, frustration and the everlasting will of the most passionate cinephiles.

Gigi Proietti - La canzone del cane Milù

January 1983 •Italian

As Curvas da Estrada

September 2024 •Portuguese

This hybrid documentary, crafted for the Psychosocial Processes II course at UNIRIOS, intricately weaves together contemporary perceptions of female aging in the Alto Sertão of Alagoas. Through the eyes and lived experiences of its central character, the film delves into the nuanced expressions of womanhood as it intertwines with the passage of time, offering an intimate exploration of identity and resilience in a richly textured cultural landscape.

Filhos do caos

April 2025 •Portuguese

O Inventor do Sertão

February 2025 •Portuguese

Sertão Bruto

March 2023 •Portuguese

We're No Bad Guys

September 1997 •

Plane (Ekin Cheng), a troubled cop who hits the skids when his girlfriend Carrie (Gigi Leung) is killed by a stoic hitman named Angel (Alex Fong). One year later he finds himself saddled with new partner Turkey (Jordan Chan), an immature cop who is in love with up-and-coming idol singer Tinny Chung (Vivian Hsu). There are the usual growing pains as the two partners learn to like and trust one another. Plane meets Tinny's friend Mandy, her looks resemble Carrie's and they fall in love. Angel then returns to settle old scores.

Madras

September 2014 •Tamil

A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.

Madha Gaja Raja

January 2025 •Tamil

Raja, a witty and fearless young man, becomes entangled in a conflict with a corrupt industrialist while trying to protect his family, friends and the woman he loves.

Killadi

January 2015 •Tamil

An angry young man gives refuge to a rich girl, whose arrogant mother is forcing her to marry her rowdy uncle.

Theodora, Slave Empress

July 1954 •Italian

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

Catarina and the others

March 2011 •Portuguese

Outside, the first sun rays break the dawn. Sixteen years old Catarina can't fall asleep. Inconsequently, in the big city adults are moved by desire... Catarina found she is HIV positive. She wants to drag everyone else along.