Release Date

23 Sep, 2016

Runtime

01:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Pitanga

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Actors

Antônio Pitanga

Camila Pitanga

Rocco Pitanga

Roque Araújo

Luiz Carlos Maciel

Caetano Veloso

Maria Bethânia

Maria Creuza

Capinan

Léa Garcia

Cacá Diegues

Sérgio Ricardo

Othon Bastos

Ítala Nandi

José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Selma Egrei

Gésio Amadeu

Zezé Motta

Ney Latorraca

Jards Macalé

Neville D'Almeida

Crew

Beto Brant

Juliana Munhoz

Marçal Aquino

Juliana Munhoz

Xarlô

José Carlos Avellar

Camila Pitanga

José Francisco Neto

Xarlô

Leonardo Maestrelli

Renato Ciasca

Beto Brant

Beto Brant

Camila Pitanga