Movies by Carlos Diegues

Xica
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Better Days Ahead
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.

Summer Showers
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.

Ganga Zumba
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

The Great Mystical Circus
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
Afroreggae Cultural Group DVD containing a concert and a documentary about the group's social and cultural work at the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.