The 10 best national films to watch on Netflix

Netflix has stood out for the inclusion of several Brazilian films in its catalog. The platform already has some classics of national cinema and important recent titles.

Having said that, we have decided to list 10 unmissable Brazilian films present in the Netflix catalogue. Check it out below!

Directed by Walter Lima Jr., “The Wind and the Wind” is a drama with poetic and fantasy touches. With a large cast, the film features names such as Lima Duarte, Leandra Leal, Fernando Torres, Floriano Peixoto and Débora Bloch.

In the plot, Marcela (Leal) is a teenager who lives with her possessive father (Duarte) on an isolated island, where they take care of a lighthouse. Raised in the company of men, Marcela begins to reawaken her sexuality and falls in love with the wind.

Based on the influential novel of the same name by Graciliano Ramos, the film “Vidas Secas” is directed by one of Brazil’s most important directors: Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

The film is one of the main examples of “Cinema Novo”, a cinematographic movement characterized by criticism of social inequalities in Brazil.

Set in the northeastern hinterland, the plot follows a poor family and their dog as they try to survive, facing drought and exploitation by landowners. The cast includes names such as Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro and Jofre Soares.

Based on the story of the same name by Nelson Rodrigues, “A Dama do Lotação” is one of the highest-grossing films in the history of national cinema. The film is an erotic drama directed by Neville d’Almeida and starring Sônia Braga.

The film follows Solange (Braga), who marries a man she has known since childhood (Nuno Leal Maia). However, she ends up being raped by him on their wedding night.

After that she will no longer be able to have any intimacy with her husband. So, to satisfy her desires, she begins to seduce the men she meets in the crowd. The cast also includes Jorge Dória and Paulo César Pereio.

The drama “São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima” portrays the anguish, desolation and automated life in São Paulo, in a period in which the city experienced great economic, industrial and urban growth.

The film is directed by Luís Sérgio Person and stars Walmor Chagas, Eva Wilma, Otelo Zeloni, Ana Esmeralda and Darlene Glória.

The plot follows Carlos (Chagas), a middle-class boy who faces dissatisfaction, alienation and a lack of perspective in his professional and personal life.

A point of reference for national cinema, “Rio 40 Graus” influenced other subsequent works for its political and social approach. The film is directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

The film follows several stories and events in Rio de Janeiro, following five boys from a favela who sell peanuts around the city.

Under the direction of the famous Eduardo Coutinho, “Jogo de Cena” is a documentary that mixes real life events with fiction.

The film follows several ordinary women who responded to a newspaper ad and agreed to tell their life story on camera.

However, some stories are re-enacted by the actresses, exploring the boundary between reality and fiction. Marília Pêra, Andréa Beltrão and Fernanda Torres are some of the names.

Based on the novel-reportage “Infância dos Mortos” by José Louzeiro, “Pixote, the law of the weakest” is one of the Brazilian films with greatest international resonance. Directed by Hector Babenco, the film was a critical success.

The plot follows Pixote (Fernando Ramos da Silva), a boy abandoned by his parents who runs away from a reformatory and becomes involved in the criminal underworld to survive on the streets. The cast includes Marília Pêra.

The posthumous film “Últimas Conversas” was released shortly after the death of Eduardo Coutinho.

The film is a documentary in which Coutinho interviews several public high school students in Rio de Janeiro.

Acclaimed by Brazilian and international critics, “Central do Brasil” is a dramatic road movie directed by Walter Salles.

Actress Fernanda Montenegro stars in the film as Dora, a retired teacher who works as a letter writer for illiterates at Brazil’s central station.

Dora’s life changes when she finds herself responsible for a boy whose mother died after being hit by a car. Together they leave for the Northeast to look for the boy’s father.

Directed by Karim Aïnouz, the drama “O Céu de Suely” received widespread praise from specialized Brazilian critics.

The plot follows Hermila (Hermila Guedes), a young woman from Ceará who has gone to try out a life in São Paulo and returns to her hometown with a son. She waits for the baby’s father to arrive, but he doesn’t show up.

To escape her city again, Hermila takes the name Suely and puts her body on the line to get money for the trip.

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