Pitanga
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His 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.
Release Date
September 23, 2016Runtime
113 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Beto Brant, Camila PitangaWritten by
Beto Brant, Marçal Aquino, Juliana Munhoz, José Carlos Avellar, Camila Pitanga, XarlôLanguage
PortugueseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Antônio Pitanga
SelfCamila Pitanga
SelfRocco Pitanga
SelfRoque Araújo
SelfLuiz Carlos Maciel
SelfCaetano Veloso
SelfMaria Bethânia
SelfLéa Garcia
SelfCarlos Diegues
SelfSérgio Ricardo
SelfOthon Bastos
SelfÍtala Nandi
SelfJosé Celso Martinez Corrêa
SelfSelma Egrei
SelfGésio Amadeu
SelfZezé Motta
SelfNey Latorraca
SelfJards Macalé
SelfNeville D'Almeida
SelfElisa Lucinda
SelfSílvio Guindane
SelfTamara Taxman
SelfZiraldo
SelfÂngela Leal
SelfRuth de Souza
SelfHaroldo Costa
SelfJoel Zito Araújo
SelfHugo Carvana
SelfTonico Pereira
SelfChico Buarque
SelfPaulinho da Viola
SelfLuiz Carlos Barreto
SelfMilton Gonçalves
SelfJorge Coutinho
SelfWalter Lima Jr.
SelfBenedita da Silva
SelfMartinho da Vila
SelfGilberto Gil
SelfLázaro Ramos
Self