Movie Details
Original Language:Portuguese
Malunguinho
DirectorFelipe Peres Calheiros
15 minDocumentary
Plot
Malunguinho was the leader of the Catucá quilombo, in the 19th century. Despite being killed in 1835, he is worshiped to this day by followers of Jurema Sagrada, an indigenous-based religion with African influences of Northeast Brazil.
