Brazil:16 certified movies

Monster’s Ball (2001)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Monster’s Ball
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Mos Def | Billy Bob Thornton | Taylor Simpson | Gabrielle Witcher | Heath Ledger | Amber Rules | Peter Boyle | Charles Cowan Jr. | Taylor LaGrange | Anthony Bean | Francine Segal | John McConnell | Marcus Lyle Brown | Milo Addica | Leah Loftin
Directors: Marc Forster
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Hank Grotowski is a prison guard. He works with his son, Sonny, and lives at home with his racist father, Buck. Lawrence Musgrove has just been executed and a horrible tragedy has happened at home. Now, Hank has just met Leticia, a young black woman struggling to make ends meet and they quickly fall in love to ease each other’s pains. If only he knew that Leticia is Musgrove’s widow…

Salvador (1986)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Salvador
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: James Woods | James Belushi | Michael Murphy | John Savage | Elpidia Carrillo | Tony Plana | Colby Chester | Cynthia Gibb | Will MacMillan | Valerie Wildman | José Carlos Ruiz | Jorge Luke | Juan Fernández | Salvador Sánchez | Rosario Zúñiga
Directors: Oliver Stone
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A journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assasination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. Meanwhile he has to find a way of protecting his Salvadorean girlfriend and getting her out of the country.

Head in the Clouds (2004)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Head in the Clouds
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Charlize Theron | Stuart Townsend | | Steven Berkoff | Penélope Cruz | David La Haye
Directors: John Duigan
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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1930’s England, Paris, and Spain. Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated – seemingly forever.

Caché (2005)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Caché
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Daniel Auteuil | Juliette Binoche | Maurice Bénichou | Annie Girardot | Bernard Le Coq | Walid Afkir | Lester Makedonsky | Daniel Duval | Nathalie Richard | Denis Podalydès | Aïssa Maïga | Caroline Baehr | Christian Benedetti | Philippe Besson | Loic Brabant
Directors: Michael Haneke
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Guilt. Anne and Georges Laurant have a book-lined Paris townhouse, jobs at a publishing house and as the host of a high-brow talk show, and a teenage son, Pierrot, who’s on the swim team. Their dinner parties sparkle, but there’s tension. They have little to say to each other: Anne may be on the verge of an affair with a close family friend, and Pierrot is monosyllabic and out with friends some evenings. There’s new strain when they begin to receive tapes of their home under surveillance—tapes accompanied by childlike drawings of a boy and blood. Anne and Georges are unnerved, dreams give Georges a clue, but he shares little with Anne. What part of himself and his past has he kept hidden?

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Pan’s Labyrinth
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Ivana Baquero | Sergi López | Maribel Verdú | Doug Jones | Ariadna Gil | Álex Angulo | Manolo Solo | César Vea | Roger Casamajor | Ivan Massagué | Gonzalo Uriarte | Eusebio Lázaro | Francisco Vidal | Juanjo Cucalón
Directors: Guillermo del Toro
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“Pan’s Labyrinth” is the story of a young girl who travels with her pregnant mother to live with her mother’s new husband in a rural area up North in Spain, 1944, after Franco’s victory. The girl lives in an imaginary world of her own creation and faces the real world with much chagrin. Fascist repression during the first years of Franco’s dictatorship is at its height in rural Spain and the girl must come to terms with that through a fable of her own.

I Am a Sex Addict (2005)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
I Am a Sex Addict
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Christoff Colas | Rebecca Lord | Lindsey Tjian | Jenny Pompor | Michelle Roesler | Melanie Bonne | Anastasia Vega | Seymour Kramer | Sylvia Grosneau | Phillip Minnig | Thomas Logoreci | Angelina Moysov | Jacqueline Wright | Heidi Dupre
Directors: Caveh Zahedi
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In the moments before his third marriage, Caveh Zahedi looks into the camera and flashes back to a vividly disturbing yet poignant story of his long obsession with prostitutes and how that obsession has served to destroy his previous marriages and relationships. Can Caveh overcome his addiction and finally succeed in a relationship?

The Gift (2000)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Gift, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Cate Blanchett | Giovanni Ribisi | Keanu Reeves | Katie Holmes | Greg Kinnear | Hilary Swank | Michael Jeter | Kim Dickens | Gary Cole | Rosemary Harris | J.K. Simmons | Chelcie Ross | John Beasley | Lynnsee Provence | Hunter McGilvray
Directors: Sam Raimi
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When a local woman (Katie Holmes) disappears and the police can’t seem to find any leads, her father (Chelcie Ross) turns to a poor young woman (Cate Blanchett) with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an abusive husband (Keanu Reeves), but did he really do it? Greg Kinnear is the missing woman’s fiancee, Hilary Swank plays Reeve’s abused wife, and Gary Cole is a sleazy attorney with ties to the missing woman.

Stoned (2005)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Stoned
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Leo Gregory | Paddy Considine | David Morrissey | Ben Whishaw | Tuva Novotny | Amelia Warner | Monet Mazur | Luke de Woolfson | David Williams | Will Adamsdale | Josef Altin | James D. White | David Walliams | Gary Love | Johnny Shannon
Directors: Stephen Woolley
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Fact-based story about the drug-addled and sordid life of The Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones (Leo Gregory). Unfortunately the story moves so quickly into the sensationalized decadence and drug-induced state of Jones, that the unknowing viewer has to wonder why anyone would care. There are only a few framing sequences with members of The Stones, particularly Keith Richards (Ben Whishaw), that show they had a great respect for him and tried to bring him back into the band as he drifted away. Mixed into the destruction of Jones is a common builder, Frank Thorogood, (Paddy Considine), who is given the unenviable task of trying to please Jones by rebuilding his estate and to watch him per Jones’ manager’s (David Morrissey) instructions. Thorogood’s life is so far removed from all of the sex and drugs that he sees, that he envies and desires the tawdry life as well, but never quite fits in. Unfortunately, at least according to this film and according to a supposed death bed confessional of Thorogood in 1993, it led to Thorogood’s murder of Jones in a swimming pool “accident”. Jones’ Swedish girl friend is portrayed by Tuva Nuvotny. Other Stones are played by Luke de Woolfson (Jagger), Josef Altin (Wyman), and James D. White (Watts). The film contains full frontal male and female nudity, frequent graphic sex, constant drug use and profanity, and some violence as Brian beats his girl friend and, of course, the depiction of the murder.

The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Crow: City of Angels, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Vincent Perez | Mia Kirshner | Richard Brooks | Iggy Pop | Thomas Jane | Vincent Castellanos | Thuy Trang | Eric Acosta | Ian Dury | Tracey Ellis | Beverley Mitchell | Aaron Thell Smith | Alan Gelfant | Shelly Desai | Holley Chant
Directors: Tim Pope
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Some time ago, Ashe Corven and his son Danny were killed when they stumbled across a pack of drug dealers murdering a fellow dealer. The dealers work for Los Angeles drug kingpin Judah Earl. Local tattoo artist Sarah, who has great knowledge of the crow legend because of what happened with her late friend Eric Draven, has been having dreams about Ashe and Danny. One night when a crow leads her to the scene of the murders of Ashe and Danny, Ashe appears before her. The crow has resurrected Ashe, so Ashe can go after Judah and his right hand man Curve. With the guidance of the crow, Ashe starts killing off Judah’s men one by one, on his way to Judah.

The Shining (1980)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Shining, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Elliott Gould | Rebecca De Mornay
Directors: Mick Garris
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Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) gets a job as the custodian of the Overlook Hotel, in the mountains of Colorado. The place is closed down during winter, and Torrance and his family will be the only occupants of the hotel for a long while. When the snow storms block the Torrance family in the hotel, Jack’s son Danny – who has some clairvoyance and telepathy powers – discovers that the hotel is haunted and that the spirits are slowly driving Jack crazy. When Jack meets the ghost of Mr. Grady, the former custodian of the hotel who murdered his wife and his two daughters, things begin to get really nasty…

Out of Africa (1985)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Out of Africa
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Meryl Streep | Robert Redford | Klaus Maria Brandauer | Michael Kitchen | Malick Bowens | Joseph Thiaka | Stephen Kinyanjui | Michael Gough | Suzanna Hamilton | Rachel Kempson | Graham Crowden | Leslie Phillips | Mike Bugara | Shane Rimmer | Job Seda
Directors: Sydney Pollack
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Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband.

Oldboy (2003)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Oldboy
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Min-sik Choi | Ji-tae Yu | Hye-jeong Kang | Dae-han Ji | Dal-su Oh | Byeong-ok Kim | Seung-Shin Lee | Jin-seo Yun | Dae-yeon Lee | Kwang-rok Oh | Tae-kyung Oh | Yeon-suk Ahn | Il-han Oo
Directors: Chan-wook Park
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An average man is kidnapped and imprisoned in a shabby cell for 15 years without explanation. He then is released, equipped with money, a cellphone and expensive clothes. As he strives to explain his imprisonment and get his revenge, he soon finds out that not only his kidnapper has still plans for him, but that those plans will serve as the even worse finale to 15 years of imprisonment.

Waiting… (2005)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Waiting…
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Ryan Reynolds | Anna Faris | Justin Long | David Koechner | Luis Guzmán | Chi McBride | John Francis Daley | Kaitlin Doubleday | Robert Patrick Benedict | Alanna Ubach | Vanessa Lengies | Max Kasch | Andy Milonakis | Dane Cook | Jordan Ladd
Directors: Rob McKittrick
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A waiter for four years since high school, Dean has never questioned his job at ShenaniganZ. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he’s thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean’s friend Monty is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn’t care less. More concerned with partying and getting laid, Monty is put in charge of training Mitch, a shy new employee. Over the course of one chaotic shift, Mitch gets to know the rest of Shenanigan’s quirky staff: Monty’s tough-talking ex-girlfriend, Serena, ShenaniganZ over-zealous manager, Dan, and head cook Raddimus, who’s obsessed with a senseless staff-wide competition known only as “The Game”.

The Man of the Year (2003)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Man of the Year, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Murilo Benício | Cláudia Abreu | Natália Lage | Jorge Dória | André Gonçalves | Lázaro Ramos | Perfeito Fortuna | Paulo Moska | Wagner Moura | André Barros | Carlo Mossy | Mariana Ximenes | Amir Haddad | José Wilker | Agildo Ribeiro
Directors: José Henrique Fonseca
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Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw—all in 24 hours.

Falling Down (1993)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Falling Down
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Michael Douglas | Robert Duvall | Barbara Hershey | Tuesday Weld | Rachel Ticotin | Frederic Forrest | Lois Smith | Joey Hope Singer | Ebbe Roe Smith | Michael Paul Chan | Raymond J. Barry | D.W. Moffett | Steve Park | Kimberly Scott | James Keane
Directors: Joel Schumacher
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William (D-FENS) just wants to get home to see his daughter on her birthday. Unfortunately, nothing seems to be going right for him. First there’s the traffic jam, then the unhelpful Korean shopkeeper who “doesn’t give change”. D-FENS begins to crack and starts to fight back against the every day “injustices” he encounters on his journey home. The film has a story running in parallel about a desk-bound cop who is about to retire. He’s retiring for his wife’s sake, and obviously isn’t happy about it. The cop tracks down D-FENS and in the final scene…..

The Dreamers (2003)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Dreamers, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Michael Pitt | Eva Green | Louis Garrel | Anna Chancellor | Robin Renucci | Jean-Pierre Kalfon | Jean-Pierre Léaud | Florian Cadiou | Pierre Hancisse | Valentin Merlet | Lola Peploe | Ingy Fillion
Directors: Bernardo Bertolucci
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The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 serves as the backdrop for a tale about three young cineastes who are drawn together through their passion for film. Matthew, an American exchange student, pursuing his education abroad in Paris, becomes friends with a French brother and sister duo, named Theo and Isabelle, who share a common love of the cinema. While the May 1968 Paris student riots–which eventually shut down most of the French government–are happening around them, the three friends develop a relationship unlike anything Matthew has ever experienced, or will ever encounter again.

The Wrong Side of the Bed (2002)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Wrong Side of the Bed, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Ernesto Alterio | Paz Vega | Guillermo Toledo | Natalia Verbeke | Alberto San Juan | María Esteve | Ramón Barea | Nathalie Poza | Secun de la Rosa | Carol Salvador | Geli Albaladejo | Blanca Marsillach | Leticia Dolera | Cote Soler | Luis Bermejo
Directors: Emilio Martínez Lázaro
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When Paula (Natalia Verbeke) leaves her mate Pedro (Guillermo Toledo), he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier (Ernesto Alterio) and Sonia (Paz Vega). Paula is having an affair with Javier. The cuckold Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating him with her lesbian friend Lucia (Nathalie Poza).

Man Apart, A (2003)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Man Apart, A
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Jacqueline Obradors | Vin Diesel | Larenz Tate | Timothy Olyphant | Geno Silva | Steve Eastin
Directors: F. Gary Gray
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The Punisher (1989)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Punisher, The
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Dolph Lundgren | Louis Gossett Jr. | Jeroen Krabbé | Kim Miyori | Bryan Marshall | Nancy Everhard
Directors: Mark Goldblatt
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Intimate Strangers (2004)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Intimate Strangers
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: France
Actors: Sandrine Bonnaire | Fabrice Luchini | Michel Duchaussoy | Anne Brochet | Gilbert Melki | Laurent Gamelon | Hélène Surgère | Urbain Cancelier | Isabelle Petit-Jacques | Véronique Kapoyan | Benoît Pétré | Albert Simono | Claude Derepp | Aurore Auteuil | Ludovic Berthillot
Directors: Patrice Leconte
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Because she picked the wrong door, Anna ends up confessing her marriage problems to a financial adviser named William Faber. Touched by her distress, somewhat excited as well, Faber does not have the courage to tell her that he is not a psychiatrist. From appointment to appointment, a strange ritual is created between them. William is moved by the young woman and fascinated to hear the secrets that no man ever heard…