Quilombo

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Quilombo

Release Date: June 03, 1984

Year	:	1984
Slogan	:	«»
Genres	:	History, Drama
Production Companies	:	Gaumont, CDK, Embrafilme
Director	:	Carlos Diegues
Producers	:	René Bittencourt, Carlos Diegues, Rodolfo Brandão, Marco Altberg, Augusto Arraes, Bruno Wainer, César Cavalcanti, Everardo Rocha
Writers	:	Carlos Diegues, João Felício dos Santos
RunTime	:	120 mins.

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.