Ruy Polanah Trailers
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Most Popular Ruy Polanah Trailers
Total trailers found: 51
In Evil Hour Trailer (2006)
02 February 2006
The old servant and chronicler Dom Sabas tells how his desolate South American town is the scene of a ruthless power struggle.
Saint Bernard Trailer (1972)
01 June 1972
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways.
Ganga Zumba Trailer (1963)
16 April 1963
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Orfeu Trailer (1999)
21 April 1999
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood.
Insônia Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.
Noites do Sertão Trailer (1984)
26 August 1984
The film shows the drama of the young and fragile Lalinha. After being abandoned by her husband, who ran away with another, the girl seeks comfort on the farm where the two in-laws live and the widowed father-in-law.
Running Out of Luck Trailer (1987)
02 February 1987
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
Sweet Thieves Trailer (1977)
26 May 1977
After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.
Luzia Homem Trailer (1988)
05 May 1988
After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão".
Índia, a Filha do Sol Trailer (1982)
04 July 1982
A military man picks up a Native Brazilian woman and heads to a gold panning site where he has undisclosed business to attend to.
The Emerald Forest Trailer (1985)
22 June 1985
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest.
Fitzcarraldo Trailer (1982)
02 March 1982
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
Anchieta, José do Brasil Trailer (1977)
22 July 1977
Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil.
Hell Hunters Trailer (1988)
15 February 1988
A Nazi scientist, wanted as a war criminal, develops a spider serum that turns people into fascist Nazi zombies.
Quilombo Trailer (1984)
03 June 1984
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves.
Feminino Plural Trailer (1976)
01 March 1976
"Seven women on motorcycles, through Via Dutra, go to the Baixada Fluminense, a microcosm of Brazil. Diving into the memory and questioning the behavior imposed on women, they seek to rescue the strength of the feminine.
Journey to the End of the Night Trailer (2006)
21 April 2006
In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel.
Land Trailer (1987)
22 July 1987
The Amazonian jungle, Brazil, 1987. Ruthless landowners are evicting peasants from their land. The peasants look to the priest for help, and are contemplating taking up arms.
Mar Corrente Trailer (1967)
30 June 1967
Helena, married to decorator Bruno, is a woman dissatisfied with the futility of social life. She rekindles her relationship with her former boyfriend, Clóvis, and discovers how difficult the struggle for happiness is by seeing the example of the less fortunate.
The Fifth Monkey Trailer (1990)
05 October 1990
When Cunda, a man living deep in the Brazilian rainforest, is bitten by a snake, he has a hallucination of four chimpanzees.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Trailer (1991)
06 December 1991
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians.
Malandro Trailer (1986)
02 July 1986
In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles.
Il barbiere di Rio Trailer (1996)
18 October 1996
Matteo is a Roman barber whose business is full of debts. He decides to escape from this depressing reality by accepting his sister's invitation to Brazil.
After Eight... Forever Trailer (1987)
11 March 1987
Tereza tries to leave her past and forge her own destiny and happiness by going through several affairs.
Cobrador: In God We Trust Trailer (2007)
15 November 2007
Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
Bar Esperanza Trailer (1983)
19 May 1983
A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
Un animal doué de déraison Trailer (1976)
24 March 1976
A wealthy French promoter living in Rio tries to seduce Alexandra, a young woman of high society, but a prisoner of her strict education.
Jorge, um Brasileiro Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
After arguing with his ex-girlfriend, truck driver Jorge hits the road again, while remembering the past and questioning his friendship with his manipulative boss.
Kuarup Trailer (1989)
02 June 1989
This epic Brazilian film was based on the equally epic novel by Antonio Callado. Set between 1954 and 1964, the film's focus is the saga of Jesuit priest Nando.
The Dolphin Trailer (1987)
19 June 1987
According to an amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Dolphin, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women and hated by men.
Para Viver Um Grande Amor Trailer (1984)
30 April 1984
Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city.
Tragic Jungle Trailer (1963)
07 February 1963
In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.
Tainá: An Amazon Adventure Trailer (2001)
12 January 2001
A brave and bold indigenous girl, protector of her jungle and its wild life and guided by her shaman grandfather, pairs with a boy from the big city, against animal traffickers in the Amazon forest.
The Guns Trailer (1964)
01 June 1964
A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a famine-struck population from invading and stealing a food deposit in the dry backlands.
Branded For Life Trailer (1977)
24 November 1977
A true friendship develops between Jojô, a prostitute Rosa, and the young Eduardo, who survive on the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
O Cortiço Trailer (1978)
21 April 1978
This adaptation of a classic Brazilian novel focuses on the relations of charismatic characters within a tenement.
No Coração dos Deuses Trailer (1999)
08 March 1999
Following the clues of a map, a boy and some adventurers go into the forest in search of treasure from the pioneers, and end up going back two centuries in time, in search of the legendary Minas dos Martírios.
Joanna Francesa Trailer (1973)
30 December 1973
Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort.
Black Goddess Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
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.
Eclipse Trailer (2002)
14 September 2002
The writer Pia and the painter Gil live by the Rio Negro deep in the Amazon jungle. One night, during a lunar eclipse, Pia is murdered.
Tummy Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A young boy escapes from an orphanage to find two magical creatures in the jungle. As he bonds with the younger one, he discovers that poachers are out to kidnap the creatures and he strives to rescue them.
Fish in a Barrel Trailer (1977)
31 October 1977
Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
A Dança dos Bonecos Trailer (1986)
15 December 1986
Mr. Kapa and his assistant meet Iara, a mythical being, in a river with purple waters. Geléia, the assistant, fills a bottle with this magic water and makes three puppets turn alive.
Tainá 2 - A New Amazon Adventure Trailer (2004)
12 December 2004
The young warrior indian Tainá must now battle against biopirates, and is joined by a new boy from the big city and an indian little girl who wants to follow her steps as a protector of the jungle.
Of Gods and the Undead Trailer (1970)
25 June 1970
In the 1930s, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who has already been shot seven times, gets involved in the battle for land and cacao plantations.
Cristais de Sangue Trailer (1975)
15 December 1975
Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family.
Sagarana: O Duelo Trailer (1974)
26 August 1974
Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
