Héctor Babenco Movies

  • 1985
    Kiss of the Spider Woman

    Kiss of the Spider Woman

    Kiss of the Spider Woman

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    The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his...

    Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • 1986
    The Mission

    The Mission

    The Mission

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    When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter...

    The Mission
  • 1980
    Pixote

    Pixote

    Pixote

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    10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen...

    Pixote
  • 2000
    Before Night Falls

    Before Night Falls

    Before Night Falls

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    Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was...

    Before Night Falls
  • 2003
    Carandiru

    Carandiru

    Carandiru

    7.5752003HD

    When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de...

    Carandiru
  • 1987
    Ironweed

    Ironweed

    Ironweed

    6.41987HD

    An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

    Ironweed
  • 1991
    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    6.31991HD

    Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote...

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord
  • 2008
    Crítico

    Crítico

    Crítico

    7.92008HD

    Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...

    Crítico
  • 2016
    My Hindu Friend

    My Hindu Friend

    My Hindu Friend

    4.22016HD

    Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says...

    My Hindu Friend
  • 2020
    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    72020HD

    Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife,...

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
  • 2017
    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

    7.22017HD

    A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

    Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
  • 2007
    The Past

    The Past

    The Past

    6.22007HD

    After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía...

    The Past
  • 2014
    Words with Gods

    Words with Gods

    Words with Gods

    5.72014HD

    The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the...

    Words with Gods
  • 2015
    About Cinema

    About Cinema

    About Cinema

    8.32015HD

    An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials...

    About Cinema
  • 1977
    Lucio Flavio

    Lucio Flavio

    Lucio Flavio

    7.1061977HD

    The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad.

    Lucio Flavio
  • 2009
    Paulista

    Paulista

    Paulista

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    Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love...

    Paulista
  • 1998
    Foolish Heart

    Foolish Heart

    Foolish Heart

    4.71998HD

    Living with his parents, 17-year-old Juan hangs out with several intellectuals who would like to photograph the human soul. The girlfriend of the...

    Foolish Heart
  • 1999
    The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

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    Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and...

    The Venice Project
  • 2007
    Pixote In Memoriam

    Pixote In Memoriam

    Pixote In Memoriam

    72007HD

    A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hector Babenco, "Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco"...

    Pixote In Memoriam
  • 1975
    King of the Night

    King of the Night

    King of the Night

    6.21975HD

    In the 1940s, São Paulo nightlife is the setting for Tezinho's love affairs. In love with Aninha, he needs to get away from the girl and ends...

    King of the Night