Macunaima (1969) on Netflix
Macunaíma is lazy, born fully grown and black to an old woman in the Amazon jungle. A spring turns him white, and he and his brothers go to Rio de Janeiro.
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Plot summary
In a village in the Amazon jungle, an old woman gives birth to Macunaíma, who arrives fully grown and black, a lazy man who keeps the heart of a playful child. She is meant to be one of the indigenous peoples of Brazil, and her son and his brothers stand for the country's black and white races. After his mother dies, Macunaíma comes upon a spring that turns his skin white. He and his brothers then head for Rio de Janeiro, where street terrorists interrogate them as soon as they arrive. In the city Macunaíma becomes something of a dandy.
Cast
- Nazareth Ohana
