Quilombo (1984)

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Quilombo de Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate

Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Carlos Diegues

Written By: Carlos Diegues

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1984 Wide

On DVD: Sep 27, 2005

New Yorker Films

Cast

Antonio Pompeo
Zumbi
Zez� Motta
Dandara
Tony Tornado
Ganga Zumba
Vera Fischer
Ana de Ferro
Antonio Pitanga
Acaiúba, Acai�ba, Acai...
Maur�cio do Valle
Domingos Jorge Velho
Jorge Coutinho
Sale
Daniel Filho
Carrilho
Jofre Soares
Caninde
Grande Otelo
Baba
Joao Pinto Nogueira
Rufino
Camila Pitanga
Chico D�az
Jonas Bloch
Milton Gon�alves
Telma Reston

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A romanticized story of Quilombo de Palmares, the most famous settlement of escaped slaves in Brazil. Nothing great of this movie. It was a good story.

October 4, 2008

Dave Smith

Good Movie be sure and read Ebert's review. Very interesting to see the point of view of the free slaves in Brazil in 1600 and 1700 fighting for their continued freedom. I would have like the movie more if they had not interspersed the film with modern Brazilian popular music. It just did not fit in. I enjoyed the

March 22, 2009