Movies: Assertive

The untold true story: The rise and fall of the greatest funk band ever, Parliament Funkadelic....

A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect....

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of ...

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society....

On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising 17-year-old volleyball player Sofia is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but...

Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating situations. Blinded by prejudice, Marshall ends up by causing ...

Raquel is desperate: a series of unfortunate events have led to her daughter being taken and she needs a large amount of money to get her back, and fast. After a desperate plea to the bank, she manages to secure the loan she needs. The problem is tha...

Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world....

Pedro earns a living in chat rooms. He transforms himself into NeonBoy in front of the webcam. Slowly, this young man dips his fingers into pots of coloured paint and glides them across his naked body. But things change when Pedro notices that somebo...

Hebe Camargo is one of the most emblematic entertainments in Brazil. At her 60s, she went on to control her own career and, despite the criticism, the dreadful husband and the powerful and sexist bosses, she revealed herself to the public as an extra...

In a magicians’ private stand-off, two practitioners must brave tricky challenges to demonstrate a hidden ability. They conjure animal illusions, consume light bulbs, and face the choice between antagonism and friendship....

After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden teeth) gets multiple accounts of his life told to the press by his former lover....

An examination of how Africa's mythological stories have served as the basis for the world religions that came after, especially in Western civilization....

Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way....

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a dead end, he discovers the opportunity to become a football manager by leading some boy from the neigh...

A restaurant owner going over the edge when an armed robbery is attempted at his establishment. He holds everyone captive at gunpoint – criminals and customers alike – and situations corrode into a nightmare state, guided by manipulation and raw comp...

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro....

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution....

A down-on-his-luck petty criminal gets in over his head when an old friend shows up....

Max Storm, international spy from M.I.R.R.O.R, is tied up in the secret lair of the evil villain Dmitri Vladimir. He needs to find a way to escape captivity and save the world from killer drones, before time runs out....