Quilombo is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on the history of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a community of escaped slaves that numbered in the thousands during the 17th century in north-eastern Brazil.
Cast
Antônio Pompêo - Zumbi Zezé Motta - Dandara dos Palmares Tony Tornado - Ganga Zumba Vera Fischer - Ana de Ferro Antônio Pitanga - Acaiuba Maurício do Valle - Domingos Jorge Velho Daniel Filho - Carrilho João Nogueira - Rufino Jorge Coutinho - Sale Grande Otelo - Baba Joffre Soares - Caninde Camila Pitanga Jonas Bloch Chico Diaz Léa Garcia Milton Gonçalves Zózimo Bulbul Arduíno Colassanti Carlos Kroeber Thelma Reston
See also Ganga Zumba (1963 Brazilian film on the same historical events) List of films featuring slavery
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