2 Movies Directed by Joèo Moreira Salles

News from a Personal War

News from a Personal War

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-14

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil, Spain

Runtime:

57 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (524 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Writer:

Kètia Lund

Joèo Moreira Salles

Fullplot:

Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.

Santiago

Santiago

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-08-24

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (368 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Writer:

Joèo Moreira Salles

Fullplot:

Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for some strange reason, the director felt he couldn't edit it and put it aside. In 2005 he remembers the unfinished film and starts its edition.

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