The Fabulous Gilly Hopkins (2016), by Stephen Herek, is a film production based on the book by Katherine Paterson. The film tells the story of Gilly Hopkins, a 12-year-old girl who lives in several foster homes throughout her life.
Until the girl manages to arrive at the Trotters' house and creates a plan to steal money and flee in search of her birth mother. But what Gilly didn't expect was to miss her adoptive mother, Maime Trotter.
Before leaving, by Rob Reiner, chronicles the life of two men diagnosed with cancer and who share a hospital bed, they are billionaire Edward Cole and mechanic Carter Chambers.
Knowing that they have only a few months to live, they create together a list of dreams to fulfill before they die. In possession of the list, Edward and Carter have a lot of fun escaping the hospital and traveling the world.
hidden beauty, by David Frankel, presents the life of a prosperous publicist, Howard, who finds himself in a deep depression after the death of his only child. Man distances himself from everyone and only feels satisfied when writing letters about love, death and time.
In the midst of all this, the company he is a partner in with his friends is almost bankrupt, but they cannot make him return. Faced with this, these same friends go looking for a surprising way to help him.
Way to La Paz, by Francisco Varone, presents the story of Sebastian, a man enchanted by his Peugeot 505. Recently married and in need of money, he starts working as a private driver.
Between the trips he takes, an elderly Muslim, Jalil, becomes his loyal customer and offers him a high price to be taken from Buenos Aires, in Argentina, La Paz, Bolivia. Still in doubt, Sebastian ends up accepting and heading to the Bolivian city.
as I was before you, by Thea Sharrock, presents the story of Louisa Clark, who has the dream of studying fashion, but needs to work to contribute at home with her family.
Louisa is selected in a lawsuit to be the caregiver of Will Traynor, a depressed and cynical young man who became quadriplegic after a motorcycle accident. The girl is dedicated to improving their mood and they end up falling in love.
two popes, by Fernando Meirelles, elaborates in the plot a fictional meeting of then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, current Pope Francis, and Pope Benedict XVI, in the year 2012.
At the time, situated in one of the biggest crises of the Catholic Church, Argentine Jorge Bergoglio decides to ask for retirement when he doesn't agree on how the Pope has been conducting the church.
However, having already purchased tickets to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI invites him to an unusual visit. When they meet, they talk about their lives and the directions that Catholicism has taken.
Frances Ha, by Noah Baumbach, narrates the young Frances, who shares an apartment in New York with her best friend, Sophie. Student of a dance company, the girl is dedicated to being part of the team of dancers.
However, her friend decides to move and she needs to go looking for a new place to live. Despite all the difficulties of adult life, Frances continues with the dream of a better life and deals with the difficulties in a happy and light way.
indomitable genius, by Gus Van Sant, highlights the story of Will Hunting, a janitor at a well-known university. At the institution, his math skills are discovered by Professor Gerry Lambeau.
After a fight, Will is found guilty and only gains freedom from jail by agreeing to work with Gerry, in addition to starting therapy. He mocks the analysts, until he meets Sean Maguire, the person with whom he will take life lessons.
Miles Davis, Inventor of Cool (2019), by Stanley Nelson, is a documentary by Miles Davis, one of jazz's greatest musicians. Throughout the work, testimonies about him are presented, as well as archive photos, manuscripts, paintings by Miles Davis and home movies.
American Miss (2020), by Lana Wilson, is also a documentary, recounting the life of actress and singer Taylor Swift, a great popular name.
In presenting the creative process of her seventh album, Lover, Taylor recounts life's difficulties, such as the mother's cancer, eating disorders, problems with the singer Kany West and the reflexes of his positioning political.
The Warsaw Zoo (2017), by Niki Caro, brings the narrative of a zoo in the Polish capital, run by the couple Jan and Antonina Zabinski.
When the Nazis enter the country, they are indignant with the persecution of the Jews and go out to fight to help them. To keep the zoo in operation, they accept the creation of pigs to feed the Germans and start acting with the Polish resistance, hiding hundreds of Jews in the place.
Velvet Collection: Grand Finale (2020), by Gustavo Ron, is a continuation of the series Velvet Collection (2017). In the work, on a Christmas in 1969, old and new employees of the Velvet store get together to talk about memories, reconciliations and new beginnings, through the sale of the establishment.
