Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias Movies

A young playboy, raised by a wealthy industrialist, discovers that his real father is involved with a dangerous gang, putting his life at risk.

On the banks of São Paulo's Rio Tietê, a poignant tale unfolds, featuring a tapestry of characters existing on the fringes of society....

In a single shot, mysterious characters discuss about a cockroach problem.

In 1968, Candeias made five short films shot by him in the South American countries of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela. The...

Two hitchhiking young women involve the men who give them a lift in a game of sex, telepathy and death.

Short film by Brazilian filmmaker Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias.

In a card game, Manelão loses his horse. Suffering from a venereal disease he looks for a pharmacist who colluded with a colonel. The...

A short film made from photos of Boca do Lixo, a bohemian and marginal neighborhood, and its people.

Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he...

Using a mixture of film clips and interviews with Ozualdo Candeias himself the film tells the director's 40 year trajectory.

Man leaves the country and heads for the big city, where in middle of deprivation, he wins a lottery.

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

A discussion on Brazilian cinema, focusing on São Paulo's Boca do Lixo production pole.

A sculptor, protected by a millionaire woman, becomes suspect of her murder. He flees to the country, where a violent pursuit takes place.