Cast: Ivan de Almeida
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Ivan de Almeida. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 11
Direction Héctor Babenco
Cast Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos · Milton Gonçalves · Ivan de Almeida · Ailton Graça
Synopsis The acclaimed director of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' dramatizes the 1992 prisoner revolt and massacre at São Paulo's infamous Carandiru penitentiary. A tender, forceful, and personal film for Babenco and ultimately an insightful metaphor of contemporary Brazilian society.
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My Name Isn't Johnny
2008 · Movie · 129 min. · Brazil
Direction Mauro Lima
Cast Selton Mello · Cléo Pires · Cássia Kiss · Eva Todor
Synopsis The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
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6.5
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A Deusa Negra
1979 · Movie · 95 min. · Nigeria
Direction Ola Balogun
Cast Jorge Coutinho · Sonia Santos · Zózimo Bulbul · Lea Garcia
Synopsis A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present...
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Irmãos Coragem
1970 · Series · 50 min. · Brazil
Direction Reynaldo Boury · Daniel Filho · Milton Gonçalves
Cast Lúcia Alves · Maria Alves · Sônia Clara · Clementino Kelé
Synopsis A simple and generous man is a prospector and finds a valuable diamond, which is stolen by the most powerful and unscrupulous man in the region, who has a sick daughter who suffers from triple personality, and for whom he...
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Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada
1982 · Movie · 88 min. · Brazil
Direction J.B. Tanko
Cast Renato Aragão · Dedé Santana · Mussum · Zacarias
Synopsis The friends Curió, Boroca (Dedé Santana), Mexelete and Bateia they venture in search of gold in the mine of Serra Pelada. The area is controlled by the foreigner Von Bermann, whose orders are executed by the bully Bira. Thirsty of...
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A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga
2011 · Movie · 110 min. · Brazil
Direction Vinicius Coimbra
Cast Júlio Andrade · Chico Anysio · Rômulo Braga · Ivan de Almeida
Synopsis Augusto Matraga is a bankrupt and violent farmer who lives above the law in Minas Gerais' hinterland. During a difficult time, he finds himself in the middle of a trap that nearly kills him. Born again, Matraga resorts to faith...
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Direction Carlo Mossy
Cast Jayme Barcellos · Jotta Barroso · Estelita Bell · Ney Costa
Synopsis A lawyer leaves his career and fiancée behind to chase the criminals who killed his family.
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As Cariocas (TV Series)
2010 · Series · 30 min. · Brazil
Direction Daniel Filho · Cris D'Amato · Amora Mautner
Cast Adriana Esteves · Bárbara Paz · Alinne Moraes · Sônia Braga
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República dos Assassinos
1979 · Movie · 100 min. · Brazil
Direction Miguel Faria Jr.
Cast Tarcísio Meira · Sandra Bréa · Anselmo Vasconcelos · Silvia Bandeira
Synopsis A film that tells the story of a group of police officers that acts as a death squad in Rio de Janeiro in the 70s. This elite group was created by the state governor himself with the support of a...
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Carandiru, Outras Histórias (TV Series)
2005 · Series · Brazil
Direction Héctor Babenco · Márcia Faria · Walter Carvalho
Cast Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos · Ivan de Almeida · Ailton Graça · Antônio Grassi
Synopsis A doctor volunteers to carry out AIDS prevention work at the largest prison in Latin America, Carandiru, in São Paulo. There he lives with reality behind the bars, which includes violence, overcrowding of cells and poor facilities. But despite all...
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Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia
1977 · Movie · 118 min. · Brazil
Direction Héctor Babenco
Cast Reginaldo Faria · Ana Maria Magalhães · Milton Gonçalves · Paulo César Peréio
Synopsis Story of Brazilian bank-robber Lúcio Flávio, who fascinated some people in Rio de Janeiro during the 1970s for his bold robberies and spectacular escapes, and also because he was thought to be intelligent and "politically aware". Before dying, he disclosed...
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