Movies by Seu Jorge
As part of the cast:
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro …
Directed by: José Padilha
Tenente-Coronel Nascimento, a hardened vet of Rio de Janeiro's drug wars, is now head of a special police unit. With his new title comes new responsibilities and dangers, which the…
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Beyond Ipanema (2009)
Cast: Maya Arulpragasam, Devendra Banhart, David Byrne …
Directed by: Guto Barra
This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl froM.I.Anema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and other Brazilian music styles have long…
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The Escapist (2008)
Cast: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes …
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
When Frank Perry, a con serving a life sentence, learns that his estranged daughter has fallen terminally ill, he enlists a hapless group of inmates to help him escape the maximum-security…
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Carmo, Hit the Road (2008)
Cast: Fele Martínez, Mariana Loureiro, Seu Jorge …
Directed by: Murilo Pasta
Stifled by small-town life, Brazilian spitfire Carmo (Mariana Loureiro) strikes out in search of adventure and finds more than she bargained for in a wild cross-country ride with a coarse,…
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Elipsis (2006)
Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Gaby Espino, Seu Jorge …
Directed by: Eduardo Arias-Nath
The choices made by two friends -- actor Sebastián Castillo (Édgar Ramírez) and clothes designer Galo Vidal (Erich Wildpret) -- eventually reverse their fortunes, putting their…
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Seu Jorge: Live at Montreux 2005 (2005)
Cast: Seu Jorge
Brazilian guitarist and singer Seu Jorge performs live at Montreux in this 2005 concert that captures the superstar playing songs from his best-selling album "Cru." Jorge, who grew up on…
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Eccentric oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew find themselves in troubled waters when they attempt to track down the mysterious "jaguar shark" that ate Zissou's partner…
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MTV Apresenta: Seu Jorge (2004)
Cast: Seu Jorge, Paula Lima
Innovative Brazilian musician Seu Jorge blends the rich rhythms of samba and bossa nova with funk and jazz fusions in this concert at São Paulo's beautiful Hotel Unique.…
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City of God (2002)
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen …
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
Growing up in a Rio de Janeiro favela, Rocket is able to avoid being drawn into a life of drugs and crime by having a passion for photography. Through his eyes, the dramatic stories of…
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Moro No Brasil (2002)
Cast: Seu Jorge, Mika Kaurismäki
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Follow Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki on a musical odyssey of his second home, Brazil. Digging deeper than the well-known samba and bossa nova styles, this documentary mines…