Ganga Zumba (1963)
- Directed by
- Carlos Diegues
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1600s Brazil, a group of slaves escapes from Portuguese sugar plantations. They hope to bring a new leader to a free settlement called Quilombo dos Palmares.
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What happens
Ganga Zumba is a Brazilian film made in 1963 by Carlos Diegues and released in the USA in 1972 about slavery in Brazil. It portrays the escape of a group of slaves who hope to bring the next leader to the Quilombo dos Palmares. Its soundtrack was composed by Moacir Santos and played by Nara Leão, with African rituals and dance performed by the Sons of Gandhy group. It was filmed in accurate locations as proposed by the Cinema Novo. Also present in the movie were the musicians Cartola and Dona Zica. Based on a book written by João Felício dos Santos, Ganga Zumba, the movie discusses the context of sugar production in the Brazilian Northeast during the 1600s, when slaves would flee from the Portuguese plantations and create their own villages, highlighting the Quilombo do Palmares' role in this process. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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