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Ganga Zumba
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
| Release : | 1963 |
| Rating : | 6.6 |
| Studio : | Copacabana Filmes, Tabajara Filmes, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Antônio Pitanga Léa Garcia Eliezer Gomes Luiza Maranhão Jorge Coutinho |
| Genre : | Drama History |
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Reviews
Overrated and overhyped
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
"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.9/10
