Quilombo
Deserves special mention for having created a very particular, original world.
Quilombo
In 1650, a group of Brazilian slaves revolt and escape from their sugar plantation to the depths of the jungle, where they join other runaways. Under the leadership of Ganga Bumba (Tony Tornado), the men are able to carve out a place to live, repelling attempts by their Portuguese masters to recapture them. The community is further strengthened by the return of Zumbi (Antônio Pompêo), kidnapped from them as a child, who comes back to command their military.
Genre
History,
Drama,
Black History Month
Web Site
Runtime
116
Language
Portuguese
Director
Carlos Diegues
FEATURED REVIEW
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
In Brazil, the word quilombo refers to a community of free men, and it carries with it an echo of the original Quilombo dos Palmares, or Palm Nation, which was founded in the early 17th century by runaway slaves in the forests of northeastern Brazil. No doubt by now the legend of Palmares has been ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 2.26.21 - 3.18.21
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