120 minutos
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.
Tony Tornado
Ganga Zumba
Antônio Pompêo
Zumbi
Zezé Motta
Dandara
Maurício do Valle
Domingos Jorge Velho
Grande Otelo
Babá
Zózimo Bulbul
Stone Man
Milton Gonçalves
Daniel Filho
Fernão Carrilho
Vera Fischer
Ana de Ferro
Carlos Kroeber
Tourinho
Antônio Pitanga
Acaiuba
Ruy Polanah
Navarro
Jofre Soares
Canindé
Thelma Reston
Mrs. Olímpia
Kim Negro
Man of Corn
Chico Diaz
Anunciação
Léa Garcia
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Lins
Bené Batista
Ibualama / Xangô
Jonas Bloch
Samuel
Arduíno Colassanti
Blaer
Jorge Coutinho
Salé
Babaú da Mangueira
Roberto de Cleto
Father Mello
Aniceto do Império
Sabrina Fidalgo
Jorge Fino
Iabu
Thiago Justino
Tité
Markus Konká
Katambo
Carlos Lagoeíro
André Tourunho
Swami Leeladahar
Bernardo
Wilson Macalé
Cabinda / Xangô
Eduardo Machado
Sergio Maia
Teodoro (as Sérgio Maia)
Scarlet Moon
Luis Motta
Bezerra
Sandro Solviatti
Capitão-do-mato
