Milhem Cortaz
8 titles
Filmography
8 results

Outlaw
(2024)Raised in a notorious Brazilian favela, a young woman navigates love and crime while clawing her way to power amid deadly gang rivalries and betrayal.

Elite Squad
(2007)True story of childhood friends who witnessed constant corruption and then joined Rio de Janeiro Military Police’s special ops squad to fight back.

Embodiment of Evil
(2008)
Boca
(2010)This is the true story of Hiroito, a young man who becomes the leader of the criminal empire in Boca do Lixo, a famous region in central Sao Paolo. After being accused, but acquitted, for the grisly murder of his father, Hiroito moved to Boca do Lixo, purchased a couple of guns and began his quick ascent to the top of the Sao Paolo's criminal underworld.

Overhaul
(2023)When truck racer Roger loses everything, he receives a tempting but dangerous offer: to work as the getaway driver for a gang of thieves.
Tungstênio
(2018)A day in the life of a lower middle class group of characters living in the city of Salvador, Brazil, moved by desires, ambitions, secrets and passions that are exposed when their fates intersect. Based on the award-winning graphic novel `Tungsten' by Marcello Quintanilha.

Lula, the Son of Brazil
(2010)Based on real facts, the film tells the trajectory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from his childhood in the interior of Pernambuco to the times of union militancy in São Paulo in the 80s and his imprisonment during the military dictatorship, at the age of 35.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
(2010)Captain Nascimento is commander-in-chief of Rio de Janeiro's Elite Squad, a special task force police militia tasked with the most difficult and dangerous cases. After a disastrous operation on a prison riot, Nascimento gets caught in a bloody political dispute that involves not only government officials but also a deadly militia. Dismantling the complex web of allegiances is a job made all the more dangerous by Nascimento's realisation that the very people that he should be able to rely on to support his mission could be his deadliest enemies. Adding to this professional challenge are his troubles at home, as Nasciemento's ex-wife is now married to the newly elected State Representative. However, soon enough, his professional and personal life violently collide as he realises his work attracts danger to his family. Is it too late to save his loved ones as well as the city he has worked so hard to protect?