Quilombo

Quilombo by Carlos Diegues

6.90

Quilombo dos 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 Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.

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Cast

Tony Tornado

Tony Tornado as Ganga Zumba

Antônio Pompêo

Antônio Pompêo as Zumbi

Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta as Dandara

Maurício do Valle

Maurício do Valle as Domingos Jorge Velho

Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo as Babá

Zózimo Bulbul

Zózimo Bulbul as Stone Man

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves as

Daniel Filho

Daniel Filho as Fernão Carrilho

Vera Fischer

Vera Fischer as Ana de Ferro

Carlos Kroeber

Carlos Kroeber as Tourinho

Antônio Pitanga

Antônio Pitanga as Acaiuba

Ruy Polanah

Ruy Polanah as Navarro

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares as Canindé

Thelma Reston

Thelma Reston as Mrs. Olímpia

Kim Negro

Kim Negro as Man of Corn

Chico Diaz

Chico Diaz as Anunciação

Léa Garcia

Léa Garcia as

Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Lins

Bené Batista

Bené Batista as Ibualama / Xangô

Jonas Bloch

Jonas Bloch as Samuel

Arduíno Colassanti

Arduíno Colassanti as Blaer

Jorge Coutinho

Jorge Coutinho as Salé

Babaú da Mangueira

Babaú da Mangueira as

Roberto de Cleto

Roberto de Cleto as Father Mello

Aniceto do Império

Aniceto do Império as

Sabrina Fidalgo

Sabrina Fidalgo as

Jorge Fino

Jorge Fino as Iabu

Thiago Justino

Thiago Justino as Tité

Markus Konká

Markus Konká as Katambo

Carlos Lagoeíro

Carlos Lagoeíro as André Tourunho

Swami Leeladahar

Swami Leeladahar as Bernardo

Wilson Macalé

Wilson Macalé as Cabinda / Xangô

Eduardo Machado

Eduardo Machado as

Sergio Maia

Sergio Maia as Teodoro (as Sérgio Maia)

Scarlet Moon

Scarlet Moon as

Luis Motta

Luis Motta as Bezerra

Sandro Solviatti

Sandro Solviatti as Capitão-do-mato

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