Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento

Exu Rei - Abdias do Nascimento

7.2

Oct 18 2017

0h 23m

Documentary

The African deity that brought in Brazil Together with the blacks, Exu is known as the orixá of communication, the guard of the streets and the human behavior. The short film of black culture and its assimilation by Brazilian art. In its subtext, the film honors one of the greatest activists of the black cause - the actor, the poet, the playwright and the politician - Abdias do Nascimento. The positioning of the documentary seeks to incorporate the fighting spirit, expressive and restless of Abdias: present link between characters, images and children of the film.

Abdias Nascimento

Abdias Nascimento

Himself

Léa Garcia

Léa Garcia

Herself

Zózimo Bulbul

Zózimo Bulbul

Himself

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