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Director: Glauber Rocha
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From Time Out Film Guide
Rocha's first film, a denunciation of exploitation and the superstition that helps maintain it; an exploration of 'macumba', the mixture of Christianity and African tribal religion whose superstition aids the successful subjugation and exploitation of the fishermen in the Bahia province.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Glauber Rocha
Producer: Braga Neto, Rex Schindler
Cast: Antonio Sampaio, Luiza Maranhão, Aldo Teixeira, Lucy Carvalho, Lidio Silva full cast
Duration: 70 mins
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