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Pitanga (2016)

ALL 09/23/2016 (pt) Documentary 113 Min
  • Release
    09/23/2016
  • Production
    Drama Filmes, Globo Filmes
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    Pitanga
  • Original language
    pt
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

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Pitanga (2016) 113 Min

ALL 09/23/2016 (pt)
Documentary
  • Release 09/23/2016
  • Production
    Drama Filmes, Globo Filmes
  • Original title Pitanga
  • pt
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

  1. Camila Pitanga, Beto Brant

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Juliana Munhoz

    Editor

  4. Renato Ciasca, Beto Brant

    Producer



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