Héctor Babenco Movies
- 1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman7.0471985HD
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his...
- 1980
Pixote
Pixote7.9431980HD
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen...
- 1986
The Mission
The Mission7.3921986HD
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...
- 2003
Carandiru
Carandiru7.62003HD
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de...
- 1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord6.31991HD
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote...
- 1987
Ironweed
Ironweed6.3511987HD
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
- 2014
Words with Gods
Words with Gods5.6882014HD
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the...
- 1977
Lucio Flavio
Lucio Flavio7.1091977HD
The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad.
- 2000
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls6.6382000HD
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was...
- 2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die72020HD
Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco (1946-2016) asks Bárbara Paz, his wife,...
- 2016
My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend4.22016HD
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...
- 2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait7.22017HD
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.
- 2009
Paulista
Paulista4.12009HD
Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love...
- 2008
Crítico
Crítico7.8682008HD
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and...
- 1975
King of the Night
King of the Night6.1111975HD
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...
- 2015
About Cinema
About Cinema8.32015HD
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials...
- 2007
The Past
The Past6.1722007HD
After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía...
- 1999
The Venice Project
The Venice Project01999HD
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...
- 2010
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People6.82010HD
This revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted from dancer to singer to adult film star.
- 2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman8.52008HD
Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also...