Writer(s): André Luiz Oliveira, Silvio Tendler, Tânia Fusco
Actor(s): Bruno Garcia, Tereza Freire, Dira Paes
Production Co.: Caliban
Country: Brazil
Year: 1999
Language and subtitle information: In Portuguese; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Portugues
Format: DVD
Summary: Incidents in the short, tempestuous life of Brazilian poet and playwright Castro Alves, whose politically charged writing earned him the soubriquet ‘O poeta dos escravos’ (‘the slaves’ poet’), are presented here. The actor portraying Castro Alves steps into frame occasionally to read some of the poems.
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