Othon Bastos Movies

Black God, White Devil

74/100

Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. The movie follows Antonio as he witnesses the descent of ... See full summary »

Brainstorm

77/100

A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives...

Antonio das Mortes

72/100

Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio ... See full summary »

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

71/100

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller...

São Bernardo

75/100

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor kid 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.

O Último Cine Drive-in

69/100

When returning to his hometown with his ill mother, Marlombrando meets again his father and the Drive-in cinema where he spent his childhood. Almeida keeps the cinema functioning with the ... See full summary »

Brasília 18%

51/100

A star medical examiner is called to Brasília, the administrative capital of Brazil, to confirm the identity of a beautiful, young congressional aide's dead body. But his scientific rigor soon leads him to details of a multi-layered political scandal.

Giovanni Improtta

55/100

The Children's Orchestra

58/100

Of Gods and the Undead

67/100

In the 1930's, in the South of State of Bahia, Brazil, an adventurer with no name or history, who had already been shot 7 times...

A Próxima Vítima

68/100

TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighborhood.

Condemned to Freedom

44/100

Upper middle-class couple is murdered, and the main suspect is their son.

Sermões - A História de Antônio Vieira

69/100

History of father Antônio Vieira, born in Portugal, in 1608, and who died in Salvador, Brasil, in 1697. Considered one of the greatest Portuguese writers, master in Rhetoric, he was ... See full summary »

O Paciente: O Caso Tancredo Neves

71/100

Revisits the final moments before the mysterious death of 1985 Brazilian president-to-be Tancredo Neves.

Ao Sul do Meu Corpo

52/100

A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar

62/100

The ideological conflict between Joaquim Bolívar (Sérgio Siviero), a young barber member of the Communist Party and the powerful Coronel Gaudêncio (Othon Bastos), a typical province political leader.

Mistério no Colégio Brasil

50/100

Two students make a date in a secluded cave behind their school, where they could be undisturbed. But on arrival they see a corpse. They run to tell the authorities about the fact, but when... See full summary »

The Last Plantation

65/100

In 1910, in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, a man is expelled from his own land by the ruthless colonel who owns the sugar mill. He asks some outlaws to help him retrieve his land.

Sombras de Julho

52/100

A tragedy happens when a cruel farmer forces his son to kill his best friend, son of a rival farmer's, in ambush. The crime brings about serious consequences for the two families, involved ... See full summary »

A Grande Noitada

52/100

O Predileto

Based on the novel "Totônio Pacheco", written by João Alphonsus. At the time of the decadence of the great farms of Minas Gerais, Totônio is a symbol of the golden age of state farms: old ... See full summary »

Vazio Coração

Hugo Kari is a famous singer who decides to take a break in his schedule to meet his father, the Ambassador Mario Menezes. They try to fix a relationship torn by time and conflict.

Brothers in Faith

40/100

Priest Marcelo Rossi visits a juvenile correction center, and gives Paulo, one of the interns, a Bible. He starts reading the story of St. Paul.

Capitu

56/100

Adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic novel "Dom Casmurro". Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying...

Joana e Marcelo, Amor (Quase) Perfeito

69/100

Joana and Marcelo see their relationship endangered by professional reasons. She's living in São Paulo, Brazil, and Marcelo lives in Rio. Just when he thinks he's going to move to São Paulo... See full summary »