Cafundó is a 35 mm color film which blends fact with fiction in the life of João de Camargo, a former black slave (1858-1942, Sorocaba, Brazil) who, in his old age, works miracles and devotes himself to assisting others in order to attain his freedom. João de Camargo represents the genesis of religious and cultural syncretism in Brazil.
Acting
Lázaro Ramos carries decades of pain in every glance.
Cinematography
35mm grain makes 1858 feel like fevered memory, not museum piece.
Direction
Directors let ambiguity breathe—no hand-holding through the mysticism.
Director
Paulo Betti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
BR
