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Browse 78 movies from Academia Internacional de Cinema
A cockroach's infestation triggers a rift in the relationship between Ingrid and her fiancé. Haunted by terrifying hallucinations, Ingrid spirals into doubt and finds it difficult to distinguish what is real and what is not.
Oct 2023
When she arrives in a new world, Isabela is tasked with discovering her true essence. Watched by Shadow, the guardian of this ghostly place, Isabela meets other travelers and reevaluates her memories, relationships and emotions.
Jul 2019
A girl with a bunny head tries to scape from her hunted reality when she discovers a group of colorful and hungry girls to be a part of...but things are not as sweet as it seems
Oct 2024
In the middle of the night, a man peeks through the peephole of his front door and is confronted by images of his subconscious.
Aug 2019
"Arthur e o Infinito - Um Olhar Sobre o Autismo" (Arthur and the Infinite - A Look Into Autism) is a Brazilian film that tells the story of a six-years-old boy that is diagnosed as autistic. As the family reacts to the circumstances, Arthur's mother seeks ways to better understand his life.
Nov 2012
A child's play turns out to be a nightmare when they set out to challenge an urban legend.
May 2018
Fada is a seamstress who lives and works at the same place, in slavery-like conditions. Under the austere gaze of the henchman Valter and the pressure of a huge order of dresses to produce in record time, she fantasizes her own freedom.
Nov 2022
The film follows a few days in the life of a young actress who has lost her sight, but who tries to be independent, also addressing the tension and trust between the protagonist and a student hired to help her.
Jul 2024
Ana, an independent and successful young woman, develops a sick obsession with the desire to be a mother. Along with the use of medicines and a possessive profile, she decides to reach her goal by guaranteeing that she will be solely responsible for this child.
May 2019
Short film based on the play " The Two Lost in a Dirty Night 'by Plínio Marcos. An illegal Brazilian immigrant finds herself in trouble in a public bathroom and is saved by another Brazilian. The two go to live together in New York and start a destructive and infernal relationship, which reveals their lack of hope for a dignified life.
In a world where keeping spirits on our plan is illegal, Caio tries to hide from his neighbors that he is keeping his dead brother here. Through games of chess and hiding the truth, he begins to question whether what he is doing is for his brother or for himself.
Aug 2020
Nov 2019
Léo finds out that his father, who left him eight years before, is weak and wants to see him.
Mar 2019
During 2018's presidential election in Brazil, a young woman expects her mother for dinner. But a homophobic social media post makes her rethink this mother-daughter relationship.
Bento, a worker and resident of downtown São Paulo, returns to the place where he grew up, his grandfather’s house in Serra da Cantareira, seeking not only peace, but also a job.
Jul 2021
Everything falls down. Memories, feelings and masks. Even life may fall one day, but for Raphael, not today.
Oct 2020
Guilherme is tormented by the possibility of his fiancée being cheating on him. Desperate to end this mystery, he plans out a terrible way to finding the truth.
Dec 2018
A young graffiti artist faces past traumas in one last action.
Sep 2021