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    Macunaima

    1969

    Portuguese

    6.8

    12

    Action

    cinema novo

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Director Grande Otelo Grande Otelo as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son Milton Gonçalves Milton Gonçalves as Jiguê Hugo Carvana Hugo Carvana as Man with the duck Paulo José Paulo José as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
    Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
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