Pitanga

Pitanga

113 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2016

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. Pitanga deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Pitanga

113 mins | Documentary | Sept. 23, 2016

Pitanga
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. Pitanga deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Globo Filmes, Drama Filmes
Original title Pitanga
Directors Camila Pitanga, Beto Brant
Writers

Cast

Camila Pitanga

as Self

Rocco Pitanga

as Self

Gilberto Gil

as Self

Jards Macalé

as Self

Zezé Motta

as Self

Othon Bastos

as Self

Caetano Veloso

as Self

Sérgio Ricardo

as Self

Chico Buarque

as Self

Tonico Pereira

as Self

Ziraldo

as Self

Walter Lima Jr.

as Self

Tamara Taxman

as Self

Hugo Carvana

as Self

Maria Bethânia

as Self

Ítala Nandi

as Self

Ney Latorraca

as Self

Elisa Lucinda

as Self

Roque Araújo

as Self

Selma Egrei

as Self

Carlos Diegues

as Self

Gésio Amadeu

as Self

Ângela Leal

as Self

Ruth de Souza

as Self

Léa Garcia

as Self

Haroldo Costa

as Self

Cláudio Adão

as Self

Jorge Coutinho

as Self

Lázaro Ramos

as Self