List of the best Zezé Motta movies: Quilombo(1984), Orfeu(1999), Tieta do Agreste(1996) ... ...
Drama, History
1984
120 Minutes
Dandara
Antônio Pompêo Zezé Motta Toni Tornado Maurício do Valle Jofre Soares Antonio Pitanga Grande Otelo João Nogueira Vera Fischer Daniel Filho Jorge Coutinho
slave warrior old woman captain priest engaging inspiring brazil jungle mountain slavery colonialism heroism battle catholic church running away underdog rise escape 17th century
Runaway African slaves find utopia under a chief (Tony Tornado) and his godson (Antônio Pompêo) in 17th-century Brazil.
Drama
Brazil
1999
112 Minutes
Conceição
Toni Garrido Patrícia França Murilo Benício Zezé Motta Milton Gonçalves Isabel Fillardis Maria Ceiça Stepan Nercessian Maurício Gonçalves Lucio Andrey Eliezer Motta
In a dangerous but human Rio's slum, rises the love affair betwen Orfeu and Eurídice, provoking jealousy and violence in times of carnival.
Comedy, Drama
Brazil|UK|France
1996
141 Minutes
Carmosina
Sonia Braga Marília Pêra Chico Anysio Cláudia Abreu Zezé Motta Leon Góes Heitor Martinez Jece Valadão
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to ... See full summary »