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Director:
Carlos Diegues
Writers:
Carlos Diegues (writer)
João Felicio dos Santos (novel)
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Release Date:
28 March 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
An excellent film depiction, despite some creative license of Palmares and the rise of Zumbi. more (5 total)

Cast

 
Jonas Bloch ... Samuel
Zózimo Bulbul
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Arduíno Colassanti
Jorge Coutinho ... Sale
Babaú da Mangueira
Roberto de Cleto
Chico Díaz
Aniceto do Império
Maurício do Valle ... Dominingos Jorge Velho
Sabrina Fidalgo

Daniel Filho ... Carrilho
Vera Fischer ... Ana de Ferro
Léa Garcia
Milton Gonçalves
Thiago Justino
Marcos Konica
Carlos Kroeber
Swami Leeladahar
Eduardo Machado
Sérgio Maia
Scarlet Moon
Luis Motta
Zezé Motta ... Dandara
Kim Negro
João Nogueira ... Rufino
Waldir Onofre
Grande Otelo ... Baba
José Márcio Passos
Paulão
Antonio Pitanga ... Acaiuba
Camila Pitanga
Ruy Polanah
Antônio Pompêo ... Zumbi (as Antonio Pompeu)
Telma Reston
Adalberto Silva
Eduardo Silva
Joel Silva
Joffre Soares ... Caninde
Sandro Solviatti
Paulo Henrique Souto
Tony Tornado ... Ganga Zumba
Dona Zica
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Directed by
Carlos Diegues 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Carlos Diegues  writer
João Felicio dos Santos  novel "Ganga Zumba"
Décio Freitas  book "Palmares, a Guerra dos Escravos"

Produced by
Marco Altberg .... executive producer
Augusto Arraes .... producer
Carlos Diegues .... producer
 
Original Music by
Gilberto Gil 
Waly Salomão 
 
Cinematography by
Lauro Escorel  (as Lauro Escorel filho)
 
Film Editing by
Mair Tavares 
 
Casting by
Bruno Wainer 
 
Art Direction by
Luiz Carlos Ripper 
 
Costume Design by
Luiz Carlos Ripper 
 
Makeup Department
Carlos Prieto .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
René Bittencourt .... production manager
Rodolfo Brandão .... production manager
César Cavalcanti .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jorge Durán .... assistant director
Nelson Nadotti .... assistant director
Antonio Pitanga .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Tetê Amarante .... assistant art director (as Maria Tereza Amarante)
Ronaldo Bastos Cruz .... construction coordinator
Paulo Flaksman .... assistant art director
Silas Sidnei Silva .... construction coordinator
Sergio Silveira .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
William Flageollet .... sound
Hélio Lemos .... sound editor
Victor Raposeiro .... sound
José Luiz Sasso .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
André Trielli .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Carvalho .... camera operator
Cristina Isidoro da Silva .... still photographer
Pedro Farkas .... camera operator
Guy Gonçalves .... assistant camera
Jadeyr Guimarães .... electrician
François Manceaux .... assistant camera
Geraldo Mello .... still photographer
Paulo Souza .... electrician
Oziel Tomé .... electrician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Franccini Cruz .... assistant costume designer
 
Other crew
Roberto da Matta .... continuity
Beatriz do Nascimento .... continuity
Joel Rufino dos Santos .... continuity
Angelo Gastal .... production assistant
Lelia Gonzalez .... continuity
Luis Motta .... continuity
Everardo Rocha .... researcher
Maria Inês Villares .... continuity
 

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Runtime:
119 min | USA:114 min
Country:
Brazil | France
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
CDK more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent film depiction, despite some creative license of Palmares and the rise of Zumbi., 17 September 1999
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Author: Anyanwu from Los Angeles, CA

This is a relatively close historical depiction of the resistance of the displaced Africans, mostly from Angola, to Brazil for use as slaves for the Portuguese. Diegues maintains historical accuracy of the quilombo(kilombo) called Palmares and the life the escaped Africans led and their struggle to lead that life far from the oppressive Portuguese. This is one of the few films which tells the story of African people actively resisting European slavers. Quilombo also follows the life of Zumbi, the death of Ganga Zumba,the initial leader of Palmares and Zumbi's rise to become the eventual leader of Palmares. For anyone looking at history and its true representation in film, this is a good start. It plays close to the vest in historical authenticity.

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