O2 Filmes is a Brazilian audiovisual production company of films, series and commercials. Founded by Fernando Meirelles, Paulo Morelli and Andrea Barata Ribeiro, the production company has already made films and series recognized both in Brazil and internationally. Below, we have selected 8 O2 movies and series for you to discover.
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Available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers.
Series about outlaws in the hinterland of Ceará, “Cangaço Novo” is a modern Brazilian western full of action scenes and with an edgy cast. This ambitious O2 production was a hit with audiences and a hit on Amazon Prime Video.
The series follows Ubaldo (Allan Souza Lima) who discovers that he has an inheritance to receive from his father in the interior of Ceará. Once there, his life changes drastically: he discovers the existence of two sisters, stumbles upon his father’s legacy and influence in the region, and becomes involved in a gang of bank robbers.
Available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers.
“Manhãs de Setembro” is a Brazilian original series on Amazon Prime Video, produced by O2 and starring transgender singer, actress and visual artist Liniker.
The plot tells the story of Cassandra, a trans woman who left her hometown determined to fulfill her dream of becoming a Vanusa cover singer. However, when her life finally reaches stability, an ex-girlfriend reappears with a boyfriend who is presumably a son Cassandra had in the past.
Available to HBO Max subscribers.
Original domestic series on HBO Max, produced by O2, ‘Valley of the Forgotten’ is a work of suspense and terror filled with mysteries and supernatural elements. In the premise, a group of young people get lost along a path and arrive in a bizarre village surrounded by constant fog. In this place a series of strange and dangerous events happen, shrouded in a lot of mystery.
The Adventures of José and Durval
Available to Globoplay subscribers.
A partnership between O2 and Globoplay, the “As Aventuras de José e Durval” series is based on the biography of famous country duo Chitãozinho & Xororó.
The production focuses on the journey of the brothers, from their beginnings in the interior of Paraná, to the rise of the duo, up to their consecration as one of the biggest names in Brazilian music.
Available to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+ subscribers.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, “Cidade de Deus” is one of the most recognized national films in Brazil and internationally. Critically acclaimed, the film received four Academy Award nominations.
Spanning decades, the film portrays the story of the Cidade de Deus favela, from the point of view of Buscapé, a young aspiring photographer trying to escape the violence and crime plaguing the community.
Available to Netflix subscribers.
Directed by Alexandre Moratto and starring Christian Malheiros and Rodrigo Santoro, “7 Prisoneiros” is a drama that has slavery in modern times and human trafficking as its themes.
In the storyline, after receiving a job opportunity in São Paulo, young Matheus (Malheiros) leaves his humble life in the countryside. As soon as he arrives there, he discovers that he has been deceived and falls into a work network analogous to slavery, led by Luca (Santoro). Against this backdrop, Matheus begins to face a moral dilemma when he decides to join his captor and become his right-hand man.
Available to Globoplay subscribers, for rent on Amazon Prime Video and for rent and purchase on Google Play Films and TV and Apple TV.
Directed by Wagner Moura, the film “Marighella” is an adaptation of the biography Marighella: O Guerrilheiro que Incendiou o Mundo by Mário Magalhães.
Biographical drama based on the life of guerrilla, writer and politician Carlos Marighella, the film stars Seu Jorge and features big names in the cast such as Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos and Adriana Esteves.
The film tells the last years of Marighella (Seu Jorge), a guerrilla who led one of the largest resistance movements against the military dictatorship in Brazil.
Available to Globoplay subscribers and for rental and purchase on Google Play Filmes and TV.
Film directed and scripted in collaboration between Paulo Morelli and Pedro Morelli (respectively father and son), “Entre Nós” is a drama starring Caio Blat, Carolina Dieckmann, Paulo Vilhena, Maria Ribeiro, Júlio Andrade, Martha Nowill and Lee Taylor.
In the plot, a group of friends gather in an isolated country house and decide to write letters to be opened ten years later. However, the meeting ends in tragedy, with the unexpected death of one of them. Ten years later, the group reunites to read the letters, reopening wounds from the past.
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