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Xica

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The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-09-06

Runtime: 114 mins

Director: Carlos Diegues

Writer: Carlos Diegues, Antonio Callado

Spoken language: Português

Genres: History, Drama, Comedy

Original title: Xica

Production Companies: Terra Filmes, Embrafilme, Jarbas Barbosa Produções Cinematográficas, Distrifilmes

Production Countries: Brazil

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