The revolution Brazil tried to erase — finally explosive on screen.
Based on historical facts, the film portrays the largest slave rebellion in Brazilian history, the Malê Revolt. The uprising mobilized the black population in the streets of Salvador against slavery in 1835. After the failure of the revolt, the protesters were harshly punished and repression against black people in Brazil increased.
Direction
Pitanga family directing and starring — intimate, unflinching.
Production
Salvador 1835 rebuilt with brutal, sweaty authenticity.
Acting
Antônio Pitanga's final performance? Absolute fire.
Director
Antônio Pitanga
Antônio Pitanga
Pacífico Licutan
Camila Pitanga
Sabina
Rocco Pitanga
Dassalu
Rodrigo dos Santos
Ahuna
Patricia Pillar
Mamãe
Samira Carvalho
Abayome
Edvana Carvalho
Iyá Nassô
Wilson Rabelo
Dandará
Thiago Justino
Luis Sanin
Bukassa Kabengele
Manuel Calafate
Heraldo de Deus
Vitório Sule
Indira Nascimento
Edum
Ítala Nandi
Kiko Mascarenhas
Ella Nascimento
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Malê Revolt was led by Yoruba and Hausa Muslims; Brazil actively suppressed this history for nearly two centuries. The Pitanga family's involvement marks a reckoning three generations deep.
Director Antônio Pitanga is 82; this may be his final film. His children Camila and Rocco play his on-screen children — the rebellion becomes literal family legacy.
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