Chico Rei Among Us(2020)

Name: Chico Rei Among Us
Director: Joyce Prado
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-01-01
Duration: 94 min

Chico Rei was an enslaved Congolese king who freed himself and his subjects during the Gold Cycle in Minas Gerais. His story is the starting point to explore the various echoes of Brazilian slavery in the lives of black people today, understanding their movement of self-affirmation and freedom from a collective perspective.