| Quilombo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Written by | Carlos Diegues João Felicio dos Santos Décio Freitas |
| Produced by | Augusto Arraes |
| Starring | Antônio Pompêo Zezé Motta Tony Tornado Vera Fischer |
| Cinematography | Lauro Escorel |
| Edited by | Mair Tavares |
| Music by | Gilberto Gil |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Quilombo is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film is based on the history of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a community of escaped slaves that numbered in the thousands during the 17th century in north-eastern Brazil.[1]
