Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet (1999)
Poet Cruz e Souza was a black man, born in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where the majority of the population are blonde. He was also poor and fell a prey to the racism of his time. Died young, at 37, and dragged the great love of his life, Gavíria, into a path of great suffering.
- Released
- 1999-11-25
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sylvio Back, Sylvio Back
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Kadu Carneiro as Cruz e Sousa
- Maria Ceiça as Gavita
- Dani Ornellas as Pedra Antióquia
- Léa Garcia as Mãe de Cruz e Sousa
- Guilherme Weber as Nestor Vitor
- Jaqueline Valdivia as Mulher Nua / Mãe da Pianista
- Luigi Cutolo as Virgílio Várzea
- Carol Xavier as Julieta dos Santos
- Marcelo Perna as Araújo Figueiredo
- Jacques Basseti as Oscar Rosas
- Ricardo Bussy as Tibúrcio de Freitas
- Marco Aurélio Borges as Maurício Jubim