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Quilombo is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film is based on the history of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a community of escaped slaves that numbered in the thousands during the 17th century in north-eastern Brazil.[1]
Cast
- Antônio Pompêo - Zumbi
- Zezé Motta - Dandara
- Tony Tornado - Ganga Zumba
- Vera Fischer - Ana de Ferro
- Antônio Pitanga - Acaiuba
- Maurício do Valle - Domingos Jorge Velho
- Daniel Filho - Carrilho
- João Nogueira - Rufino
- Jorge Coutinho - Sale
- Grande Otelo - Baba
- Joffre Soares - Caninde
- Camila Pitanga
- Jonas Bloch
- Chico Diaz
- Léa Garcia
- Milton Gonçalves
- Zózimo Bulbul
- Arduíno Colassanti
- Carlos Kroeber
- Thelma Reston
See also
- Ganga Zumba (1963 Brazilian film on the same historical events)
- List of films featuring slavery
References
- ^ a b "Quilombo" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Quilombo". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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