Viva São João!

1h 22m
MusicDocumentary
7

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.

Cast

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

Crew

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

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