In 1925, Gabriela becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in a small Brazilian coastal town runs by the local colonels. Read More »
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The Burning Season (1994) John Frankenheimer, Raul Julia, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against Read More »
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) Daniel Mann, Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sônia Braga
A veteran of World War I returns to the United States but cannot find his place in the society. Read More »
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) Robert Redford, Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga
In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. Read More »
Two Deaths (1995) Nicolas Roeg, Sonia Braga, Patrick Malahide, Ion Caramitru
Set during a recent European revolution, when the students have just begun to rise Read More »
Money Play$ (1998) Frank D. Gilroy, Roy Scheider, Sônia Braga, Jon Polito
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Read More »
I Love You AKA Eu Te Amo (1981) Arnaldo Jabor, Sônia Braga, Paulo César Peréio, Vera Fischer
A wealthy Brazilian, Paulo (Paulo César Peréio), failed industrialist, has just been abandoned by his beautiful blonde wife Barbara Read More »
Aquarius (2016) Kleber Mendonça Filho, Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos
Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. Read More »
A Dama do Lotacao (1978) Neville de Almeida, Sonia Braga, Nuno Leal Maia, Jorge Dória, Drama, Erotic
Carlos and Solange, childhood sweethearts, marry after a chaste courtship. On their wedding night, Solange refuses to make love to him. First he pleads, then in anger he rapes her. She says she adores him, but, even after months of marriage, can’t endure his touch. To prove to herself she’s not frigid, she begins a daily routine of seducing strangers on public busses; she also takes Carlos’s best friend to a motel. Carlos figures out that she’s unfaithful and, armed, confronts Solange. Meanwhile, she seeks psychiatric help because she feels no remorse. Will there be violence and death, a psychological breakthrough, or more bus rides?
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