Nzinga

2007 · Documentary · 87 min. · Brazil

Nzinga is a musical documentary about Afro-Brazilian culture, whose narrative structure is translated by a game of búzios, in which the protagonist arrives attracted by the "drum call" in search of self-knowledge. The protagonist knows different rhythms, musical and choreographic groups, looking for and finding their integration in the Brazilian society, traveling along the road of percussion in the locations of Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.

Direction Octávio Bezerra

Cast Taís Araújo

Soundtrack Nana Vasconcelos

Screenplay Rose Lacreta

Cinematography Guerrinha · Hélio Silva

Original title Nzinga