
Directing
René Sampaio
Born 1974-11-26 · Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
René Sampaio (Brasília, November 26, 1975), is a Brazilian filmmaker, businessman and publicist.
Acting credits
5.0In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Louca História de Andrade Jr.
2014
Behind the camera
7.5In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets.
The Son of a Thousand Men
2025
6.9In a happy family perfectly protected in a gated community, a mother is harshly accused of hurting her twin daughters and newborn baby. However, the truth behind the high walls may reveal unexpected cruelty.
A Happy Family
2024
6.9Following in his deceased brother's footsteps, power-hungry drug lord Evandro embarks on a ruthless rise to power in Brazil's crime-ridden favelas. Evandro's ascension puts him on a collision course with Victor, a reckless detective with nothing to lose.
Impuros: O Filme
2019
7.7On an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. A curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. In 1980s Brasília, their love needs to mature and learn to overcome differences.
Eduardo and Monica
2022
7.7On an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. A curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. In 1980s Brasília, their love needs to mature and learn to overcome differences.
Eduardo and Monica
2022
6.3When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord.
Brazilian Western
2013
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Amor ao Quadrado
2016
7.0A man gets in a cab to meet a client. A bizarre car crash happens, and, throughout the story, the different characters seem to have some sort of connection with that fact.
Sinister
2000
7.0A man gets in a cab to meet a client. A bizarre car crash happens, and, throughout the story, the different characters seem to have some sort of connection with that fact.
Sinister
2000
