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   Charcoal

   Strong story similarity

   2022 · 108 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   In the Brazilian countryside, a family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch have their lives changed when a shady nurse offers a diabolical deal: put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin who urgently needs a place to hide.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: absurd and admiring
   • a closely matched era

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   Vitória

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 112 min · Crime · Drama

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   Nina is an elderly woman who lives alone and feels distressed by the increasing violence in her neighborhood. Amidst conflicts with her neighbors, she decides to film the movement of drug traffickers from her window, hoping to assist the police. After months of recording suspicious activities, her initiative attracts the attention of a journalist, who approaches Nina and offers to support her in her mission.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: MyMama Entertainment

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   Virtuous Women

   Shared cast

   2026 · 86 min · Comedy · Horror · Mystery

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   A VIP retreat for women seeking their best selves turns into an absurd and dangerous journey.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member
   • shared production studio: Cajamanga

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   Pérola

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 91 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back into his mother’s peculiar habits, her illusions, sense of humor, spirituality, and desire to control all things... with the love and tenderness that only distance and time allow. A reunion between mother and son: their conflicts, conversations, and dreams of a better life all converge in constructing a swimming pool in their backyard. It is a portrait of an ordinary family that fights, makes up, celebrates, cries, and carries on, full of stories just like any other.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era
   • shared production studio: Telecine, Canal Brasil

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   Friendly Beast

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 98 min · Crime · Horror · Thriller

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   A restaurant owner going over the edge when an armed robbery is attempted at his establishment. He holds everyone captive at gunpoint – criminals and customers alike – and situations corrode into a nightmare state, guided by manipulation and raw compulsion.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: absurd and admiring
   • a closely matched era

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   Craft

   Strong story similarity

   2011 · 85 min · Drama

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   Bianca manages a precarious living as a talented but underemployed actress in Rio de Janeiro, performing for private events dressed as movie icons. Troubled by the belief that she has missed her big break, Bianca's situation is upturned by an audition that leads to a rare opportunity.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: Canal Brasil

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   A Strange Path

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 83 min · Drama · Fantasy

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   As a virus spreads throughout Brazil, a young filmmaker goes back to his village and tries to rekindle his relationship with his father. But as they become closer, stranger events start to happen, making their connection more difficult.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: absurd and adoring
   • a closely matched era

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   I'm Still Here

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 138 min · Drama · History

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   A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: assertive and baffled
   • a closely matched era

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   The Way He Looks

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 96 min · Drama · Romance

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   Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.

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   • strong story and style similarity

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    And They Say I Am the Crazy One

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 91 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Young, intense and authentic, Dani just wants a normal life. However, since she was a child, she has been misaligned with her world.

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    • a closely matched era

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