Quilombo

REVIEW
Diegues' historical saga is a stirring fusion of folklore, political impact and dynamic storytelling. Based on historical fact, the setting is 17th-century Brazil where groups of runaway black slaves escaped into the jungle where they formed self-governing communities. Set on the border line between history and legend, between mountains and the sky, Quilombo is a powerful vision of paradise -- sensual and alive, with exotic scenery and spectacular blood-and-thunder battles, all touched with a bit of the mystical and surreal. (Portuguese with English subtitles)