Black Goddess (A Deusa Negra) 46 years old

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' suffering and powers of resistance. Balogun effortlessly links present with past, real with magical worlds and discourse with trance. The hypnotic atmosphere is also heightened by the music of the Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka, which plays with repetitive patterns and distortions.

Credits

Zózimo Bulbul as

Ivan de Almeida as

Léa Garcia as

Neuza Borges as

Antônio Pitanga as

Cléa Simões as

Black Goddess Cast

Name	Character
Zózimo Bulbul He was 40, 75 years old when he died
Ivan de Almeida He was 39, now 85 years old
Léa Garcia She was 44, now 91 years old
Neuza Borges She was 36, now 83 years old
Antônio Pitanga He was 38, now 84 years old
Cléa Simões She was 50, 79 years old when she died
Sonia Santos
Ruy Polanah He was 30, now 15 years old
Emmanuel Cavalcanti

Black Goddess Crew

Name	Department
Jece Valadão as Producer. He was 47 (76) years old when He died	Production

Black Goddess (46 years)

Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1978
Runtime: 95 minutes