Pitanga
7.4
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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Antônio Pitanga
Self
Known for
The Clone
Perfect Love
Camila Pitanga
Self
Known for
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Marçal Aquino
Beto Brant
Also in
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Lady Vaselina
Rocco Pitanga
Self
Known for
A História de Ester
Impure
Renato Ciasca
José Carlos Avellar
Also in
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Cinema
Roque Araújo
Self
Also in
Tropico
Grito da Terra
Luiz Carlos Maciel
Self
Also in
The Big City
The Girl from Ipanema
Caetano Veloso
Self
Known for
Talk to Her
Maria Bethânia
Self
Also in
When Carnaval Comes
Maria Bethânia: Noite Luzidia
Maria Creuza
Self
Also in
The Trapalhões
Beto Brant Director · Camila Pitanga Director Marçal Aquino Writer
First release September 23, 2016 · Produced in Brazil · Production Globo Filmes
Production
Drama Filmes
Production
Globo Filmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 23, 2016
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