A black comedy about European colonialism, loosely based on the misadventures of soldier and sailor Hans Staden in the 16th century. In the film, a French sailor is captured by the Tupinambás, indigenous enemies of the Portuguese, who mistake him for a Portuguese man and turn him into a slave. Thanks to his knowledge of artillery, he helps his captors defeat another rival tribe, but the celebrations for the victory, in accordance with native traditions, will put his future in danger.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian filmmaker born in São Paulo in 1928 and died in Rio de Janeiro in 2018. A leading figure in Brazilian Cinema Novo, his films were selected and awarded prizes at festivals around the world since his debut in 1955 with ‘Rio, 40 Degrees’, which competed at Karlovy Vary. In 1964, he won the OCIC Award at the Cannes Film Festival for ‘Barren Lives’, which later won the City of Valladolid Award at Seminci. He would return to the French competition with ‘The Alienist’ (1970), ‘The Amulet of Ogum’(1975) and ‘Memories of Prison’ (Fipresci Award in 1984). In Berlin, he competed for the Golden Bear with ‘Hunger for Love’ (1968), ‘How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman’ (1971), ‘Tent of Miracles’ (1977) and ‘The Third Bank of the River’ (1994). The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival presented him with a lifetime achievement award in 2002 for his entire career.
DIRECTOR
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
SCREENPLAY
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Humberto Mauro
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dib Lutfi
EDITOR
Carlos Alberto Camuyrano
SOUND
Nelson Ribeiro
MUSIC
Zé Rodrix
PRODUCTION
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Luiz Carlos Barreto, César Thedim, K.M. Eckstein
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Condor Filmes, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas, Regina Filmes
CAST
Arduíno Colasanti, Ana Maria Magalhães, Eduardo Imbassahy Filho, Manfredo Colasanti, José Kléber, Gabriel Archanjo, Jorge Rodrigues da Silva, José Soares
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Luiz Carlos Barreto, César Thedim, K.M. Eckstein
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Condor Filmes, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas, Regina Filmes
CAST
Arduíno Colasanti, Ana Maria Magalhães, Eduardo Imbassahy Filho, Manfredo Colasanti, José Kléber, Gabriel Archanjo, Jorge Rodrigues da Silva, José Soares
RUNNING TIME
84 min.
TYPE
Largometraje
FORMAT
Color
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
1971
COUNTRY
Brazil
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