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Tabajara Ruas
An acclaimed writer and filmmaker, Tabajara Ruas brings the epic power of Gaúcho literature and sweeping historical reconstructions to the screen.
- Region
- Uruguaiana, RS, Sul
- Age
- 84
Authorial vision
Tabajara Ruas’s directorial vision reflects his career as one of southern Brazil’s leading novelists and intellectuals. His films are distinguished by meticulous recreations of pivotal historical periods, family sagas, and the political conflicts that have shaped Brazilian identity. Combining a grand sense of spectacle with a deep respect for literary tradition and richly layered dialogue, Ruas creates cinema rooted in regional identity and driven by epic storytelling.
Filmography
- A Cabeça de Gumercindo Saraiva
2018 · Film · Aventura, Drama · Writer & Director · 94 min
A Brazilian historical drama based on true events that took place at the end of the Federalist Revolution.
- Os Senhores da Guerra
2012 · Film · Drama, História · Writer & Director · 90 min
Follows the story of two brothers from Rio Grande do Sul’s elite, separated by the Revolution of 1923 in southern Brazil.
- Netto e o Domador de Cavalos
2008 · Film · Aventura, Drama, História · Writer & Director · 95 min
Colonel Netto, a veteran military man from the plains of Rio Grande do Sul, plans to establish his own republic. However, his separatist ambitions may be complicated as he roams the Uruguayan countryside, while his old friend Torres, a horse tamer, is imprisoned in a military fort for crimes he did not commit.
- Brizola: Tempos de Luta
2007 · Documentary · Biografia · Writer & Director · 92 min
The life of Leonel Brizola, a Brazilian politician from Rio Grande do Sul, and his role in the country’s major political and social events. Tracing his journey from a small town in southern Brazil to the present day, the documentary features 27 interviews with family members, friends, political allies, and prominent political leaders, including Luís Carlos Prestes, Lula, Dilma Rousseff, and Mário Soares, former president of Portugal.
- Netto Perde Sua Alma
2001 · Film · Ação, Drama · Writer & Director · 102 min
The story of a man who invented a country.
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