After 40 years in a cell for the mentally ill, Coffin Joe is finally freed. Back on the streets, the sadistic gravedigger is set on fulfilling that for which he was imprisoned: find the woman who can give him the perfect child. During his wanderings through the city of São Paulo he leaves behind a trail of horror as he faces unnatural laws and popular beliefs.
Himself
The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.
An autobiographical docu-drama that chronicles the filmmaker's struggle with narrow minded authorities, critics, and personal tragedy.
After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled with an underworld star, Shirley Sombra, and finds enmity with a corrupt police officer.
Sartana
The adventures of a bisexual gunman named Papaco who wants to deliver a special delivery to anyone who’s willing to pay for it.
In São Paulo, Alberto is an insane and sadistic man that kills women, and lives with his mother that covers all his mess. When he kills his mother's employee Eliana, stabbing her in the bathtub, they bury her in the backyard of their house. Eliana's fiancé unsuccessfully seeks her out and when Alberto's mother advertises that she needs a driver, he applies for the job to sneak around the real estate trying to find Eliana.
An aphrodisiac setting, a desert island, lots of pretty girls and two rednecks.
Marcelo is an ex-convict seeking revenge (although who or why revenge is not explained). He teams up with his friend Luanda to outsmart two violent gangs of drug traffickers, who are about to negotiate a millionaire. When it's time for the exchange, Marcelo pockets the money, steals the swag, kills the delivery boy and starts a bloody war between gangs. But the siege is also closed against him and his two loved ones, Cris and Linda, a lover of the past that the anti-hero finds again.
A discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.
Homem
Carlito is a luxury office boy. The boss's brother-in-law, he arrives late for work, mistreats other colleagues and blackmails his own brother-in-law not to tell his sister about his sexual adventures with the secretaries. In fact, Carlito is so cool that he sometimes dreams of having sex with his own sister...
A woman goes to prison for prostitution and loses contact with her 7-year-old son.
Man kidnaps the daughter of the man who raped and killed his mother.
In São Paulo, the gang of the former pimp Marcus abducts another virgin woman late night. They trade the virgin girls with three wealthy sick old men that pay a little fortune to deflower the girls. Then the gang of sex maniacs kills the women and dumps their bodies in the backwoods. The police know that the gang has abducted sixteen women and they have already found ten bodies, but they do not have any lead to find the criminals...
Police Officer
A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
Youngsters harass a prostitute in the middle of the street. She begins her revenge by seducing them.
Prostitute is impregnated by a wealthy businessman. Identical twins are born: Márcio created by the father and the mother another. The latter becomes a marginal, while the first, with the death of his father, inherits fortune incalculable. Upon learning of fortune inherited by his brother, the marginal killer, and takes its place in business. Everything goes well until an employee discovers the drama.
In the daily life of Rodolfinho, our hero (or anti-hero), who works as a laundry delivery boy, the same problems always unfold: erotic dreams against psychological impotence in real life; passion for the noble art (boxing), however, is a terrible fighter; a self-interested girlfriend; infatuation with neighbors Analice and Analinda in the adjoining yard, but fails to attract the girls' attention.
A story about a crime that is comited to a family. They rape and kill the mother and daughter of one man. After that he go after one by one seeking revenge.
Dr. Jegue is a fumbling inventor and scientist, who in his spare time helps his friends Kiko, Sassá, and Quindim in a mechanic's shop. The four are great friends of Carlos Alberto, a stock car driver who suffers from the frames of rival Hugo and his gang. By doing scientific research in his mini-lab, Jegue discovers two powerful formulas: one extracted through the Quince tree, an abundant fictitious plant in the Northeast; and another that turns Dr. Jegue into a big, bearded, moody man with powerful strength. The Marmeleiro formula is tested in a race at the Interlagos Autodrome in the old track and the news of a "new fuel" becomes the main news of the country. Soon, buyers from all over the world come to Brazil to try to buy the formula, offering a lot of money for it, but Jegue, not ambitious, decides not to sell the formula anymore and leaves it in his country.
André is the powerful owner of an illegal casino and popular gambling ("Jogo de Bicho") on the streets. His gang is in war against the gang of Fiore that is trying to steal the gambling establishments of André. When the prostitute Margot sees her old friend and ex-con Sarja working as a waiter in the casino where she tricks clients, she invites him to stay with her in her apartment. When André, who is gay, sees the handsome Sarja, he falls in love with his employee that becomes his protégée. Meanwhile, Sarja and Margot plot to steal the high stakes on St George's Day and they invite André's henchman Lobão and two gangsters to participate in the heist. Meanwhile Fiore also plots to steal André's money with his gang.
Erotic spoof of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
On Christmas Eve, Mauro, a reporter, has 24 hours to find a headline.
A prominent millionaire gets a woman drunk and rapes her, biting off her nipple in the process. Because of his influence and powerful lawyer, though, he is able to beat the rap, claiming the woman was trying to extort money from him. He continues his life of debauchery, using women and flaunting his power until he meets a new woman, who won't let him have his way with her, but wants to be his friend. Falling madly in love with her, he cleans up his act and devotes his attentions to her, not realizing that she has a hidden agenda.
Self
A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.
Without any dialogue, the film tells the story of a man who had an Oedipal passion for his mother. After getting married, the disorders return with more force and can lead to unimaginable consequences.
Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackle the subjects of mysticism and human condition.
