Director: Carlos Diegues
Writer: Carlos Diegues
Actor(s): Antonio Pompeo, Zeze Motta, Toni Tornado, Vera Fischer
Production Co.: New Yorker Video
Country: Brazil
Year: 1984
Language and subtitle information: Dialogue in Portuguese, with optional English subtitles
Format: DVD
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Summary: In 17th century Brazil groups of runaway black slaves escaped to mountainous jungle strongholds, where they formed self-governing communities known as quilombos. This film chronicles the most famous, the Palmares, and their legendary chieftain Ganga Zumba.
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