Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet

Overview

Poet Cruz e Souza was a black man, born in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where the majority of the population are blonde. He was also poor and fell a prey to the racism of his time. Died young, at 37, and dragged the great love of his life, Gavíria, into a path of great suffering.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 25, 1999

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Cast

Kadu Carneiro,Léa Garcia,Luigi Cutolo,Carol Xavier,Ricardo Bussy,Marco Aurélio Borges,Cora Araujo Oestroem,Jaqueline Valdivia,Maria Ceiça,Julie Phillipe dos Santosand 5 more

Director

Sylvio Back

Writer

Sylvio Back

Producer

Margit Richter,Sylvio Back

Cinematography

Antonio Luiz Mendes

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0159385