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This satirical comedy focuses on Macunaima, a black native from the forests of Brazil. When he bathes in a magic stream, he is turned into a white man. He travels to town and becomes a female revolutionary's lover. However, when Macunaima returns to the jungle, he is abandoned by his followers.
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Macunaima (1969)
110 min
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.