Quilombo

Quilombo (1984)

HistoryDrama

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.

Director: Carlos Diegues

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	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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