Chico Rei Among Us (movie)
Chico Rei Entre Nós- Production country: Brazil
- Producer: Joyce Prado
- Production companies: Abrolhos Filmes
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 10/22/2020
- Run time: 94 min.
Movie description
Chico Rei was an enslaved Congolese king who freed himself and his subjects during the Gold Cycle in Minas Gerais. His story is the starting point to explore the various echoes of Brazilian slavery in the lives of black people today, understanding their movement of self-affirmation and freedom from a collective perspective.