Irandhir Santos

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

Dir. José Padilha · With Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho · With Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho · With Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos

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.

Dir. Gabriela Amaral Almeida · With Murilo Benício, Luciana Paes, Irandhir Santos