Inspired by the life of the french-born photographer and ethnographer, Pierre Verger, the movie follows his journey between Bahia, Brazil and Benin, Oriental Africa, showing places and people he met and his life study project: the Candomblé culture.
Cast
Pierre Verger
Self
Gilberto Gil
Self - Narrator
Pierre Boucher
Self
Maurice Baquet
Self
Jean Pierre Le Bouler
Self
Cid Teixeira Cavalcante
Self
Jorge Amado
Self
Zélia Gattai
Self
Edson Porto (Popó)
Self
Arlete Soares
Self
Juana Elbein dos Santos
Self
Maria Stella de Azevedo (Mãe Stella)
Self
Nancy de Souza e Silva (Ceci)
Self
Agenor Miranda Rocha (Pai Agenor)
Self
Gabin Djimasse
Self
Nordichao Bachalou
Self
Agoliagbo Bedjagni
Self
Ayekobino Yakpetchou
Self
Balbino Daniel de Paula (Pai Balbino)
Self
Honoré Feliciano Juliano de Souza (Xaxá VIII)
Self
Jean Rouch
Self
Milton Guran
Self
Vovô do Ilê
Self
Miguel Falabella
Self
Milton Cunha
Self
Antonio Risério
Self
Nanci Bernabó
Self
Nestor Ogalala
Self
Vilson Dias Barbosa
Self
Crew
Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Director
Marcos Bernstein
Screenplay
João Henrique Ribeiro
Editor
Vicente Kubrusly
Editor
César Charlone
Director of Photography
Mariza Figueiredo
Executive Producer
Flora Gil
Producer
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros
Producer
Pedro Buarque de Hollanda
Producer
Flávio R. Tambellini
Associate Producer
André Horta
Additional Camera
Breno Silveira
Additional Camera
Bianca Costa
Post Production Coordinator
Valéria Ferro
Sound
Naná Vasconcelos
Music
Milton Guran
Consulting Producer