Alex Bellos

  • News

    God's shadow hangs over Rio festival prizes

    2004-10-08T00:00:00

    The shadow of Brazil's Oscar-nominated City of God was strongly felt at the closing ceremony of the RioInternational Film Festival last night (Oct 7) - with two films abouturban violence picking up the lion's share of the Jury prizes.

  • News

    EuropaCorp bankrolls Brazilian drugs thriller

    2004-10-04T04:00:00

    Two Brazilian brothers have secured $1m investment from LucBesson's studio EuropaCorp for the European company's firstco-production in Latin America. The deal was announced at the Rio InternationalFilm Festival.

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    Reviews

    Carandiru

    2003-05-02T00:00:00

    Dir: Hector Babenco. Brazil. 2003. 146mins.

  • Reviews

    Bus 174 (Onibus 174)

    2002-11-14T00:00:00

    Dir: Jose Padilha. Brazil. 2002. 150mins.