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Macunaima

1969 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 6.9

ComedyFantasyAdventure

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.

Also known as Jungle Freaks

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Details
Years
1969
Release date
1969-09-03
Language
Portuguese
Runtime
110 min
TMDB rating
6.9/10 (89 votes)

Themes

  • cinema novo

Cast & crew