Quilombo

Quilombo

Quilombo
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Actor:  Zózimo Bulbul Jonas Bloch
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Portuguese (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker

Movie Reviews of Quilombo

Movie Review: The Best Movie on Resistance!
Summary: 5 Stars

It is a commonly believed throughout the Afro-Diaspora that Africans and most of their descendants (except for a few revolts) simply accepted their lots as slaves. This is totally not true. If you watched Roots and it made you angry. Then you saw Sankofa and it made you hopeful. Quilombo will make you proud for one, because it is actually based upon historical events.

The film was made in typical Brazilian style and will appear almost like a low-budget 1960-1970s flick because the director was trying to show the difference between normal conscious and spiritual possession. This is when the orishas - the divinities/angels of the Yoruba pantheon - possesses the devotees and inspires them to fight for their liberation.

As I stated before, this movie will make you proud and will make you want to learn about other ways African people resisted and fought against slavery. For instance, when I learned that the character Zumbi in the movie is the legendary famed folk hero sung about in Capoeira Ngula (Angola), I was like floored, because it gave me a different appreciation and perspective about the art.

I recommend this movie to anyone and encourage those that have it to share it with others. In fact, I would recommend that it be shown during Black History Month like other films of the same genre and also be shown on November 20, which is Brazil's Day of Black Consciousness in honor of Zumbi.

Again, share not give this movie away y'all know how folks are when it comes to borrowing. :)
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