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Viva São João! (2002)

Directed by Andrucha Waddington

Music, Documentary · 1h 22m

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.

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Cast

Gilberto Gil Self Dominguinhos Self
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Sivuca Self
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Glorinha Gadelha Self Marinês Self Luiz Gonzaga Self (archive footage)
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Targino Gondim Self
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Flávio Baião Self Alceu Valença Self
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Margareth Menezes Self Alexandre Pires Self Elba Ramalho Self

Crew

Director
Andrucha Waddington
Screenplay
Andrucha Waddington, Quito Ribeiro, Emílio Domingos
Director of Photography
Marcelo Durst
Editor
Quito Ribeiro
Producer
Susana Campos, Lula Buarque de Hollanda, Flora Gil, Leonardo Monteiro de Barros, Andrucha Waddington

Details

Release date
2002-06-14
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Conspiração Filmes, Estúdios Mega, GeGe Produções, MegaColor