Chico Rei Among Us
MovieTitle | Chico Rei Entre Nós |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Oct 22, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Joyce Prado |
Production country | Brazil |
Production companies | Abrolhos Filmes |
Run time | 94 min. |
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.