Ylê Xoroquê

Ylê Xoroquê

1981•34m

The process of formation of the person and its identity from an African conception of the world. The orixás (gods), linked to the forces of nature, are equal to people, and are not transcendent. of the person with their orixá, within the family and the culture. Filmed in a Candomblé terreiro of Bantu origin.

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Angra Filmes

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EN

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