Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet
1999, Portuguese. Directed by Sylvio Back.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Sylvio BackDirector
- Kadu CarneiroCruz e Sousa
- Maria CeiçaGavita
- Dani OrnellasPedra Antióquia
- Léa GarciaMãe de Cruz e Sousa
- Guilherme WeberNestor Vitor
- Jaqueline ValdiviaMulher Nua / Mãe da Pianista
- Luigi CutoloVirgílio Várzea
- Carol XavierJulieta dos Santos
- Marcelo PernaAraújo Figueiredo
- Jacques BassetiOscar Rosas
- Ricardo BussyTibúrcio de Freitas
- Marco Aurélio BorgesMaurício Jubim
Details
- Released
- 25 November 1999
- Original title
- Cruz e Sousa - O Poeta do Desterro
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Sylvio Back
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Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 November 1999. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Cruz e Sousa - The Banished Poet (1999) was directed by Sylvio Back and stars Kadu Carneiro, Maria Ceiça, Dani Ornellas.