CinemaOSMovie · 2026

Pornochanchada: A Brief History of Desire

In an age of repression and moralism, nothing sold better than the profane.

Documentary

Among bodies, jokes, eye-catching posters, and packed movie theaters, pornochanchada became one of the most popular- and contradictory- phenomena in Brazilian cinema. This documentary delves into a cinema of excess and irreverence to investigate how, during the military dictatorship, films apparently considered “minor” became box-office successes and exposed the fractures of a conservative, unequal, and closely watched country.

Directed byIago Branquinho

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Status
Released
Language
PT
Released
July 10, 2026

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Fábio Vellozo

Entrevistado

Alana Silva

Alana Silva

Narradora

Creative team
Directed by
Iago Branquinho
Iago Branquinho
Written by
Iago Branquinho
Iago Branquinho
Larissa Freitas
Larissa Freitas
Produced by
Thamiris Bispo
Thamiris Bispo
Alana Silva
Alana Silva

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