Viva São João!

Name: Viva São João!
Director: Andrucha Waddington
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2002-06-14
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 7.25
Cast: Gilberto Gil, Dominguinhos, Sivuca, Glorinha Gadelha, Marinês

2002

1h 22m

Music Documentary

Director: Andrucha Waddington

Writers: Andrucha Waddington, Quito Ribeiro

Overview

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.