Ganga Zumba (1963)
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
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Nice effects though.
A brilliant film that helped define a genre
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
"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