Antonio Pitanga, Brésil, 2024
SYNOPSIS
MALÊS is a journey of resistance and courage, set in the vibrant Salvador of 1835. During their marriage, two young Muslims are torn from their homeland in Africa and enslaved in Brazil. Separated by cruel fate, they struggle to survive and find each other again as they become embroiled in the largest slave uprising in Brazilian history: the Revolt of the Malês.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Antônio Pitanga is a Brazilian actor and director. Born in Salvador, he studied dramatic art at the Theater School of the Federal University of Bahia. Antônio Pitanga also directed the feature film Na Boca do Mundo (1979), considered a landmark in Brazilian black cinema. As well as being active in the black movement, Antônio Pitanga is also a member of the Brazilian Center for Information and Documentation of Black Artists (CIDAN), an NGO. Pitanga is a cultural icon of Brazil.