
Acting
Werner Schünemann
Born 1959-02-21 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Werner Eduardo Schünemann (born February 21, 1959) is a Brazilian actor, director and screenwriter.
Acting credits
5.2Julius is a photographer working as a men's magazine photo retoucher. His wife, Marcia, is a criminal lawyer who defends Teodoro, a squatter accused of murder. For years they had a quiet wedlock. However, Marcia gets involved with her client, and as revenge, Julius sleeps with Ana Maria, a friend of their daughter Guida. From this episode on, their lives are no longer the same.
Tolerância
2000
6.0Moments before a father's death, all of his family memories are transferred to his son through a dream, from the first ancestor, an Englishman living at the end of the 18th century, to his Brazilian heirs, the protagonists of this story.
Primavera
2022
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Domingo Sem Deus
2026
5.5In the 1970s, in the midst of political repression and the ideology of the "Brazilian miracle", a group of teenagers live their daily concerns: the future, nights full of dancing, dating fights, conflicts with their parents. For three days they live their green years, a little more than a dream.
Verdes Anos
1984
5.734-year-old Pamela is a small and shy woman. She works at the cash register of a supermarket. She attends a religious temple led by a Brazilian minister. She periodically visits her autistic mother. She is an anonymous character, leading a meaningless life. Suddenly, a miracle occurs. Messages of a marvelous destiny start to reach Pamela in unusual ways: a client, a gentle and charismatic transvestite, her own mother, dreams, bar codes, real and imaginary signals. The Savior of the Next Millennium is apparently on his way and everything indicates that she, being a virgin, is carrying him on her entrails. Impelled to face herself, Pamela undertakes an inner voyage. A paradoxical voyage: the more mystic she grows to be, the more human she becomes.
Alma Mater
2004
4.8Dudu is a shy boy who, in his senior year of high school, is still a virgin. This situation makes him the constant target of jokes from his inseparable friends. One day, at the end of the school year, he is invited by the gorgeous Professor Deborah to take extra lessons at her house. The situation soon causes Dudu and his friends to believe that she is flirting on the boy, who cares more than never about his sexual inexperience.
O Último Virgem
2016
9.0In a morgue, the corpse of a young man that suddenly died on the streets probably due to a heart attack will be examined by the coroner Elizabeth (Letícia Spiller). She questions with her colleague the death of a person so young and handsome, but the brain of the dead man somehow is working and he falls in love for her. Meanwhile, a deranged man invades the morgue and threatens Elizabeth with a gun, with the witness of the dead man, who is immobilized (since he is dead) and unable to help her.
O Pulso
1997
10.0At 24, our hero is a trained journalist but has a much simpler job. His flat full of discs, movies, and books, but he has trouble socializing. This situation can't last long.
Winter
1983
7.2The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
2010
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Reconhecer
2025
5.0Chitão is a man who ended up getting too much into the culture of social networks. So much so that, after being arrested for a bizarre psychotic break that made him nudge people on the street, Chitão was instructed to look for a psychologist to help him get rid of his Facebook addiction. However, things do not go as expected and Chitão begins to take the ideas of the social network and computers into real life.
O Maníaco do Facebook
2016
NRA video of a young surfer's rescue goes viral on the internet, revealing the unexpected encounter between Maya (Bárbara França) and Pedro (Lucca Picon), two promising surfing talents. Introduced by PH (Felipe Roque), a surfing idol, they are surprised to discover they are already connected by the rescue that went viral—and that both are trained by the same mentor. While preparing for a crucial championship in Salvador, they face family conflicts and experience a romance.
De volta à Bahia
2026
7.8Three minutes. The time to leave a message. To pass the baton and run 1600 meters. To cook an egg. The time to make a decision that can change your life.
3 Minutes
1999
7.0Alicia is a rich young woman who loves to party, travel and is very close to her grandfather. The protagonist runs away from responsibilities and tries to make the most of the benefits of being the heir to an immense estate. When her grandfather dies, she discovers that she has been excluded from the will and will only be able to get her hands on the family business and money when she is mature enough and married.
Proof of Love
2022
5.3The film tells the story of a man who was born in 1959 and died in 2070, told by people who knew him and somehow contributed to his trajectory.
Bio
2017
NRThree friends go to camp in an isolated place, where they listen to stories from two strange mountain guides about a screaming ghost.
O Gritador
2006
6.7When Marina returns from a trip with five million reais in her account, she just wants to move forward without looking back and forgetting what she did to get that amount. However, a series of constant encounters between her, Maria Eugênia, Henrique and the couple's son cannot be just a coincidence.
Nothing Happens By Chance
2022
NRIn 2022, police officer Rubens Filho abandons his uniform and roams the gay ghettos of Porto Alegre while a serial killer, active in the 1990s, returns to attack, feeling legitimized by hate speech that returns to the public sphere. As the number of victims grows, Rubens must dive deep into the reality of this community. This process forces him to confront his own biases, fears, and internal conflicts while racing against a cruel and invisible enemy.
Hunting Season
2026
6.2Valdomiro gets involved in yet another scheme, this time involving the same people that tricked him into losing everything - and he brings everyone from Ms. Jô's hostel along.
Vai Que Cola: O Filme
2015
7.1Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
Olga
2004
NRHelena is the daughter of rancher Sinval and the sister of João Donato, a renowned international rodeo champion. Her dream is to become a top female rodeo rider, despite her father’s objections, so she divides her time between secret riding practice and her work as a doctor in Barretos.
8 Segundos: O Desafio
2026
7.3The story of a man who invented a country.
Netto Perde Sua Alma
2002
10.0Ricardo is 10 years old, lives in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul and has nightmares about Velho do Saco, sort of a Brazilian bogeyman, “who takes out the eyes of misbehaving children”. It is not easy to distinguish truths and lies when the loss of innocence is confused with the loss of sight.
O Velho do Saco
1999
7.0Porto Alegre anxiously awaits the passage of the German airship towards Montevideo. Júlio, an accountant, finds a way not to take his wife Mariana, a seamstress, who stays at home, sad. But while Júlio and his lover Leda see very little of Zeppelin, Mariana, at home, indulges in an overwhelming passion.
O Zeppelin Passou por Aqui
1993
Behind the camera
9.0In a morgue, the corpse of a young man that suddenly died on the streets probably due to a heart attack will be examined by the coroner Elizabeth (Letícia Spiller). She questions with her colleague the death of a person so young and handsome, but the brain of the dead man somehow is working and he falls in love for her. Meanwhile, a deranged man invades the morgue and threatens Elizabeth with a gun, with the witness of the dead man, who is immobilized (since he is dead) and unable to help her.
O Pulso
1997
8.0The friendship between four men is at stake when one of them is invited to work in another city. But the other three decide to go along.
O Mentiroso
1988
8.0The friendship between four men is at stake when one of them is invited to work in another city. But the other three decide to go along.
O Mentiroso
1988
9.0Four students live in an urban community, where, in principle, everything can be discussed, divided, shared: each one's allowance, personal objects, relationships, political commitments. But things start to change with the arrival of a fifth resident, older and disillusioned, who puts in check the capacity of each one to live according to their ideas.
Coisa na Roda
1981
9.0Four students live in an urban community, where, in principle, everything can be discussed, divided, shared: each one's allowance, personal objects, relationships, political commitments. But things start to change with the arrival of a fifth resident, older and disillusioned, who puts in check the capacity of each one to live according to their ideas.
Coisa na Roda
1981
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Me Beija
1984
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Me Beija
1984
NRIn the 30 de Maio settlement, in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, 40 families settled in 1990 show that it is possible to resist, produce and live collectively from the land. Just one example of how generous the Brazilian land can be when men and women work with everyone's future in mind.
O Futuro da Terra
1997
NRIn the 30 de Maio settlement, in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, 40 families settled in 1990 show that it is possible to resist, produce and live collectively from the land. Just one example of how generous the Brazilian land can be when men and women work with everyone's future in mind.
O Futuro da Terra
1997
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Where the Poets Die First
2001