Synopsis of the film:
Quilombo, Carlos Diegues’ historical saga, is a stirring fusion of folklore, political impact, and dynamic storytelling, realized in vibrant tropical colors and set to pulsating beat of Gilberto Gil’s rhythmic musical score. The story derives from fact: in 17th-century Brazil, groups of runaway black slaves escaped to mountainous jungle strongholds, where they formed liberated self-governing communities known as Quilombos. Like the movie roots, this film chronicles Palmares, the most famous of these “black Eldorado’s” which flourished for several decades under the reign of the legendary chieftain Ganga Zumba.

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SUPPLEMENTAL: Between the Law and Their Land_ Afro-Brazilian Quilombo Communities’ Struggle for Land Rights