Screenplay: Newton Cannito

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Newton Cannito. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


City of Men (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 30 min. · Brazil

Direction Fernando Meirelles · Kátia Lund · Regina Casé · Paulo Morelli

Cast Darlan Cunha · Douglas Silva · Jonathan Haagensen · Camila Monteiro

Plot TV Series (2002-2018). 6 Seasons. 27 Episodes. In this original variation on the Latin American telenovela (slow, emotional soap), life in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian big city jungle, is...

7.7

281 votes

7.7

281 votes

The Mystery of Sintra

2007 · Movie · 98 min. · Portugal

Direction Jorge Paixão da Costa

Cast Ivo Canelas · António Pedro Cerdeira · Bruna Di Tullio · Rogério Samora

Plot Summer of 1870. Two writers. Eça de Queirós and Ramalho Ortigão write a detective story for the "Diário de Noticias ". Ramalho is kidnapped. It begins the challenge. The characters...

6.0

21 votes

6.0

21 votes

Bróder

2010 · Movie · 93 min. · Brazil

5.7

47 votes

5.7

47 votes

What Is It Worth?

2005 · Movie · 110 min. · Brazil

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Crime and the Bourgeois (TV)

2011 · Movie · 49 min. · Brazil

Direction Adolfo Rosenthal

Cast Marcelo Assunção · Dedina Bernardelli · Júlio Braga · Hilton Castro

Plot A businessman bored with the monotony and smooth routine of his life decides to commit murder. But for that he will need to plan the perfect crime. From this day...

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Magal and the Ants

2016 · Movie · 110 min. · Brazil

Direction Newton Cannito · Michael Ruman

Cast Sidney Magal · Norival Rizzo · Zécarlos Machado

Plot The story of João, a retired worker who has always divided his time between work and an lottery addiction until he enters a path of self-knowledge and fun after having...

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Precious Pearl (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 26 min. · Brazil

Direction Joana Jabace · Amora Mautner · Paulo Silvestrini · Ricardo Waddington

Cast Nawal Lamrini · Bruno Gagliasso · Bianca Bin · Carmo Dalla Vecchia

Plot In 1934, Buddhist monks saved the millionaire Franz Hauser from an avalanche in the Himalayas. Back in Brazil he is faced with the jealousy of his bastard brother who, after...

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A.K.U.: Anti Kidnapping Unit

2018 · Movie · 81 min. · Brazil

Direction Marcus Dartagnan

Cast Valber Alves · Carol Castro · Lorena Comparato · Genésio de Barros

Plot A group of terrorists kidnap the daughter of a football player and plan to blow up Maracanã stadium during the World Cup. Rafael, a former member of the Anti-kidnapping Squad,...

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Alô, Alô Terezinha!

2009 · Documentary · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction Nelson Hoineff

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