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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0717119445133 Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC Label: New Yorker Video Manufacturer: New Yorker Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Yorker Video Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 114 minutes Sales Rank: 18761 Studio: New Yorker Video Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1986
Rating: - Fight NOW and Die Brave or Live Life Later As A Slave!!!!!!
This movie was spectacular!!! It was encouraging to know and see slave revolts that lead to triumph for the African people. It depicts a historical account and illustrates to the viewers that not all Africans layed down and allowed themselves to be conquered.
Rating: - Brazilian Spartacus Depicted in Dazzling Colors and Music
Based on true events, I thought this film was unforgettable. It depicts a charismatic Black leader in 17th century Brazil who persuades the slaves to revolt and move to the uplands to build villages free from contact with the white Portuguese. Another central theme is the contrast between the empty faith of (some of) the missionaries versus the vibrant religion of the tribal peoples. Of course, the idea of resistance to tyranny is depicted in many films; but those things which make "Quilombo" different are the spectacular costumes, paints, music, and dance. The photography of Brazilian landscapes ... Read More
Rating: - Good on Historical Content But too Hollywood
I saw this movie at a film festival last month. "Quilombo" portrays the slave revolts in Brazil during the 17th century. Africans were enslaved to fuel Europe's economy abroad and in the colonies. They refused to be shackled and treated like cattle. It took the strength of our people to fight against their oppressors and form communities to maintain their culture and customs.
They were seen as savages because they possessed a great deal of power and refused to succumb to the powers that be that were using them to build their economic wealth. Perhaps if some of us could live like maroons, we can ... Read More
Rating: - A tribute to freedom!
I came across 'quilombo' after I had read on the internet about the 'palenques' or 'maroons', which were communities made of escaped slaves in Latin America's colonial era. In Brazil, the palenques were known as quilombos, and the most famous to have existed - and featured on the movie -- was that of Palmares in northeastern Brazil. Although the director injects a big dose of magic realism to the movie, it still gives a fairly accurate picture of the times - mid-late 17th century. The hellish conditions endured by slaves brought from western Africa, the Portuguese-Dutch wars, and the human will to break ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant
Being curious about slavery outside of the US, Quilombo seemed to be a good start for me to get a visual sense of what the slaves endured during those times. I am from Ife, Nigeria. The cradle and source of all Yoruba. As I watched Quilombo and saw the language and religion of my people displayed regularly through the depictions of the slaves,I felt a kinship onscreen with the characters and of seeing the fate of my people who were brought over to Brazil in chains, but still used the "source" to garner the strength to chase off their captors. Ogun, Shango, all are references to the dieties in the Yoruba ... Read More
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