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Plot Summary:
On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 92 min
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Baptism of Blood (2006)
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In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs Brazil. Moved by Christian ideals, frets Betto, Oswaldo, Fernando, Ivo and Tito came to support the guerrilla group Ação Libertadora Nacional, commanded by Carlos Marighella.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min
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Outback (2005)
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Cafundó is a 35 mm color film which blends fact with fiction in the life of João de Camargo, a former black slave (1858-1942, Sorocaba, Brazil) who, in his old age, works miracles and devotes himself to assisting others in order to attain his freedom. João de Camargo represents the genesis of religious and cultural syncretism in Brazil.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 102 min
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Jericho (1991)
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At early 16th century a priest joins the spanish conquerros in order to bring christianity to the indios. The expedition is murdered by the indios, only the priest is sparred. Santiago, the priest, first tries to continue christianization, but finally becomes one of them - until the Spaniards return.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: road movie
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Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything (2023)
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An adaptation of Daniela Krien’s novel, this coming-of-age story set in the 1990s, amidst the last days of the GDR. The 17-year-old protagonist, Maria, lives on a farm with her boyfriend. One day, an older man moves into the neighbourhood. Maria and Henner start a love affair, which takes a tragic turn.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 129 min
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The Awakening of Annie (1975)
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The lovely orphan Annie is wandering St Tropez when she meets a mysterious photo-journalist, who convinces her to pose nude for him on the luscious beaches. Proud of her work as the photographer’s muse, Annie agrees to travel to Brazil with him to model nude. After her swarthy companion tries to force himself upon her, Annie flees into the arms of Hugo: another photographer, but one with a more gentle spirit. Hugo takes Annie on a fateful trip into the heart of the Amazon, where the danger and the passion heat up.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Brazil
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual
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How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
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In 1594 in Brazil, the Tupinambás Indians are friends of the Frenches and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portugueses. A Frenchman (Arduíno Colassanti) is captured by the Tupinambás, and in spite of his trial to convince them that he is French, they believe he is Portuguese. The Frenchman becomes their slave, and maritally lives with Seboipepe (Ana Maria Magalhães). *Contains Spoilers* Later, he uses powder in the cannons that the Portuguese left behind to defeat the Tupiniquins in a battle. In order to celebrate the victory, the Indians decide to eat him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Zama (2017)
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Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the 17th century settled in Asunción, awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Portugal, Lebanon
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: art house, artsy, avant garde, independent film, existential, cult classic
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New World (1978)
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At the end of the 16th century, as the Spanish conquerors strive to subdue the New World, they confront another problem of equal magnitude: the evangelization of the natives, who are people of deep religious beliefs and refuse to understand nor accept Christianity. The Spanish remedy: the Inquisition. The court of the Inquisition takes severe measurements against the heretics and the indians prepare themselves for a general Revolution.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min
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Ganga Zumba (1963)
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The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min
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The Promised Land (2023)
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In the mid-1700s, Danish King Frederik V declared that the wild heath of Jutland should be tamed, cultivated and colonized so that civilization could spread and new taxes be generated for the royal house. However, no one dared to follow the King’s decree. The heath meant certain death – a godforsaken place haunted by ravenous wolves, highwaymen and brutal, unforgiving nature. But in the late summer of 1755, a lone soldier by the name of Ludvig von Kahlen rode into the heath in a stubborn pursuit of a lifelong dream, determined to reach his goal: the heath would either bring him the wealth and honour he had long sought… or get the better of him.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: historical drama, epic
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Luther and I (2017)
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The life of Katharina von Bora, a nun in the 16th century. When reading Martin Luther's writings about the freedom of the individual, she decides to leave the monastery - and gains the trust and love of the great reformer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, suspense, contemplative
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Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
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1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: political, epic, period drama
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Maria Graham: Diary of a Residence in Chile (2014)
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A true story of passion and political intrigue in early nineteenth century Chile, based on the memoirs of the intrepid travel writer, Maria Graham.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, UK
Duration: 118 min
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Rat Fever (2011)
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Zizo, a radical and anarchist poet living in a marginal quarter of Recife in the north eastern state of Pernambuco, distributes his social angst-filled thoughts through a publication named Febre do Rato, and spews poetry to anyone who’d listen. Our character always revolves within the universe that he has created around himself. A very particular world, in which satisfying the unfortunate is a mixture of a kind of benefit with high dose of malice.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sexy, queer cinema, weird
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Gold (2017)
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Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, disturbing
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Nostradamus (1994)
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A dramatic retelling of the life of Michel de Nostredame, from his early work as a plague doctor to his time at the court of Catherine de Medici, after he became famed for his prophetic almanacs. Stars Rutger Hauer and Julia Ormond.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: France, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: spiritual, serious, independent film, period drama
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Dance of the 41 (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, sweet, dark, crying, queer cinema, period drama
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Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
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At the beginning of the 20th Century Egon Schiele is one of the most provocative artists in Vienna. His life and work are driven by beautiful women and an era that is coming to an end. Two women will have a lasting impact on him - his sister and first muse Gerti, and 17 year old Wally, arguably Schiele's one true love, immortalized in his famous painting 'Death and the Maiden'. Schiele's radical paintings scandalize Viennese society while daring artists like Gustav Klimt and art agents alike are sensing the exceptional. But Egon Schiele is also prepared to go beyond his own pain and to sacrifice Love and Life for his Art. Art that inspires us up to this day.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Luxembourg
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, realistic, artsy, art house, non-linear
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Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
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The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 120 min
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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
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1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, factual, inspirational, period piece, exciting, atmospheric, dramatic, brutal, anamorphic
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
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Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, psychotronic
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Zuzu Angel (2006)
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"Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship. Not even the fact that she was a widely known public figure saved her from being killed in a car crash in 1976, in one of the regime's favorite elimination techniques (many other similar "car crashes" still have to be re-investigated).
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, thought provoking, captivating, realistic
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Mary Queen of Scots (2013)
Plot Summary:
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 986
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: stylized, captivating, realistic, serious, historical drama, romantic drama, period drama
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Lula, the Son of Brazil (2009)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, sincere, touching, serious
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Xingu (2011)
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In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central Brazil. The Villas Boas brothers: Orlando, 27, Claudius, 25, and Leonardo, 23, engage in a fantastic and incredible saga. Soon start to lead the expedition that opens new paths 1,500 km, navigates over 1,000 miles of unspoilt rivers, opens 19 airfields for airplanes Army, gives rise to the creation of 43 towns and 14 make contact with wild Indian tribes, unknown, as the Xavante, courageous and feared warriors, no casualties on both sides. This adventure allows the Villas Boas brothers the creation of the Xingu National Park, the first major Amerindian reservation in Brazil, the size of Belgium, transforming them into true contemporary heroes.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, spectacular, serious, realistic
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Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015)
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After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeirom where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, inspirational, spiritual, entertaining
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Curiosa (2019)
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A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th century authors Pierre Loüys and Marie de Régnier.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sexy, atmospheric, emotional, erotic, romantic, controversial, visual, erotic drama, tragic, nostalgic
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
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A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirre, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany, Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: bleak, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, philosophical, surreal, art house, visual, epic, realistic
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The New World (2005)
Plot Summary:
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: epic, emotional, period piece, romantic, scenic, lyrical, historical drama, touching, serious, cerebral
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Measuring the World (2012)
Plot Summary:
Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, factual, offbeat, semi serious, period drama