Newton Cannito (Writer)
Little is known about Newton Cannito, a figure with a modest footprint in Writer. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
Another Power
The first scenes of the telenovela Another Power were recorded at Palermo and Tonnara di Scopello two cities in Italy. One of the most impressive scenes was the terrible explosion of a car where were Tony Castellamare’s wife and their twin daughters; after he arrive at the crime scene, he testified the explosion causing the death of his family.
Release Date2009-04-14
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count243
Vote Count3
City of Men
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
Release Date2002-10-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count5
Vote Count31
Precious Pearl
In 1934 two supposed brothers survived an avalanche in the Himalayas: the millionaire Franz Hauser (Bruno Gagliasso), who is saved by Buddhist monks, and Manfred (Carmo Dalla Vecchia), rescued by a team of climbers. Manfred returns to Brazil with a terrible secret: he sabotaged Franz’s equipment in order to take his place in the family business. After an exhaustive search, Ernest Hauser gives his son up for dead and appoints his bastard son as the director of the Hauser Group.
Release Date2013-09-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count173
Vote Count15
Z4
Zé is a music veteran, but he is in decline. He only has one more chance to stay active: to create a successful boy band out of a group of newbies.
Release Date2018-07-25
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count4
Unidade Básica
Release Date2016-09-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
Silvio
Just 12 hours after having his daughter in the custody of a kidnapper, the influential communicator Sílvio Santos faces an even more complicated obstacle: his home is invaded and he is held hostage for seven hours. Realizing that his life is at risk, he seeks refuge in the distant thoughts of his entire trajectory, which began when he was just a 14 year old teenager working as a street vendor.
Release Date2024-09-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count12
What Is It Worth?
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Release Date2005-05-20
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count20
O Crime e o Burguês
Release Date2011-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Bróder
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
Release Date2010-02-17
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count21
EAS
A group of terrorists kidnaps a soccer player's daughter and plans to blow up the Maracanã in the middle of the World Cup. Rafael, a former member of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, has a mission to save the girl and prevent this disaster.
Release Date2017-11-30
DepartmentWriting
JobJunior Story Editor
Vote Count5
Magal e os Formigas
Release Date2016-12-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
The Mystery of Sintra
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
Release Date2007-05-03
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count9
A Suspeita
Lúcia is a renowned police investigator. At age 50, has dedicated her entire life to her profession and is a respected name among her peers. Everything changes during an investigation, a writer that was writing the memoir of one of the drug trafficking lord, and had his phone tapped illegally by Lúcia, is assassinated and she is under investigation by her superiors. At the same time, she finds out she has Alzheimer.
Release Date2022-06-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count7
Jesus no Mundo Maravilha
Jesus, Lucio and Pereira are former police officers who were expelled from service and now work in Mundo Maravilha, an amusement park. The embarrassment of leaving led Jesus to try suicide. Today, he coordinates the work of 28 private security guards and wishes to return to the Police. Lucio got in to avenge his mother's murder and hunt outlaws. Pereira today is a protestant Christian and plays Perereco, a child's character that entertains kids at church. In the cheerful landscape of the park, the Brazilian documentary Jesus no Mundo Maravilha reveals, through the dreams of these three former police officers, the values of Police culture in Brazil.
Release Date2007-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Queen's Orphans
Raised as Catholics by the Queen of Portugal, the orphans Leonor, Brites, and Mécia are sent to the Brazilian colony with the order to get married. The harsh adaptation to the precariousness of the New World is felt differently by each of them.
Release Date2023-05-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter