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 as Ganga Zumba
Antônio Pompêo as Zumbi
Zezé Motta as Dandara
Maurício do Valle as Domingos Jorge Velho
Grande Otelo as Babá
Zózimo Bulbul as Stone Man
Milton Gonçalves as
Daniel Filho as Fernão Carrilho
Vera Fischer as Ana de Ferro
Carlos Kroeber as Tourinho
Antônio Pitanga as Acaiuba
Ruy Polanah as Navarro
Jofre Soares as Canindé
Thelma Reston as Mrs. Olímpia
Kim Negro as Man of Corn
Chico Diaz as Anunciação
Léa Garcia as
Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Lins
Bené Batista as Ibualama / Xangô
Jonas Bloch as Samuel
Arduíno Colassanti as Blaer
Jorge Coutinho as Salé
Babaú da Mangueira as
Roberto de Cleto as Father Mello
Aniceto do Império as
Sabrina Fidalgo as
Jorge Fino as Iabu
Thiago Justino as Tité
Markus Konká as Katambo
Carlos Lagoeíro as André Tourunho
Swami Leeladahar as Bernardo
Wilson Macalé as Cabinda / Xangô
Eduardo Machado as
Sergio Maia as Teodoro (as Sérgio Maia)
Scarlet Moon as
Luis Motta as Bezerra
Sandro Solviatti as Capitão-do-mato
Josephine Helene as
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