Movies by Bete Mendes

Aparecida - O Milagre

Aparecida - O Milagre

Marcos Resende is a cold and crisis man command MetalNobre company. Mark lost his faith in God when her father, Antonio, died in the construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida. He had asked the day before to Our Lady Aparecida cleats for him to play in a team and his father would buy them. Mark is separated from wife and Sonia have feuds with son Lucas, in addition to keeping a bad emotional relationship with Beatriz, an official of the company and his mother, Julia. After a misunderstanding, Lucas suffers a serious motorcycle acc...

Mário Lago

Mário Lago

Life and work of brazilian actor, poet and songwriter Mário Lago.

Mulheres: Uma Outra História

Mulheres: Uma Outra História

Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship, ‘Mulheres: uma outra história’ focuses on various aspects of women's participation in the Brazilian political scene and features interviews with some of the 23 women newly elected to the Constituent Assembly who managed to gain the approval of some of their proposals for the Brazilian Constitution which was being written at the time. The film features appearances from suffragist Carmen Portilho, who reminds viewers about the long history of stru...

They Don't Wear Black Tie

They Don't Wear Black Tie

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.