Ganga Zumba (1963)The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves. Director:Carlos Diegues |
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Antonio Pitanga | ... |
Ganga Zumba
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Léa Garcia | ... |
Cipriana
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Eliezer Gomes | ... |
Anoroba
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Luiza Maranhão | ... |
Dandara
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Jorge Coutinho |
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Zózimo Bulbul |
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Cartola |
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Nara Leão |
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Procópio Mariano |
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Waldir Onofre |
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Ruy Polanah |
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Álvaro Pérez |
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Tereza Raquel |
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José Scandal |
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Rui Solberg |
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The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
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20 January 1972 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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"Ganga Zumba" is, to this very day, one of the greatest films ever made about slavery and the formation of African-based cultures on the Americas. Its brutally honest and poetic style are drenched in respect and admiration for the African people, in a nostalgic, hopeful way.
It's unfortunate that director Carlos Diegues went on to produce increasingly worse films with each new of his outings, for this one has stood the test of time like a fine black diamond.
Along with "Black God, White Devil" and "Barren Lives" this is a Brazilian Classic from the now legendary art movement "Cinema Novo", yet for some unknown reason this film is seldom talked about or remembered. A fact that does not diminish its astounding quality, easily on-par with the titles mentioned above.
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