Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: Lower City (Trailer)

Lower City
Sexy love-triangle drama, set amongst the hustlers, criminals and prostitutes of Brazil’s colourful port city Salvador.
18 Aug 20:45
22 Aug 16:00
29 Aug 20:40

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (Trailer)

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Two intrepid travellers sell aspirin in rural Brazil in the 1940s.
12 Aug 18:30
15 Aug 20:40

Today at BFI “South American Renaissance”: The Motorcycle Diaries (Trailer)

The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles’s wonderful road movie follows Che Guevara’s consciousness-raising journey around 1950s South America.
10 Aug 20:20
14 Aug 18:00
31 Aug 20:30

Film of the week: LULA, THE SON OF BRASIL (Trailer)

LULA, THE SON OF BRASIL
BRASIL
| 2009 | 128 MINS | DRAMA
Based on the book of the same name by Denise Paraná, Lula, the Son of Brasil looks in dramatic form at the life of Brazil’s current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.