Film

Othelo The Great

20241h 23m14Documentary

Age rating: 14
Director: Lucas H. Rossi
Year: 2024

A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor. Overcoming poverty and racism, he built a stellar career, facing controversy yet using it to challenge prejudice.

Top cast

Grande Otelo

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Kinski

Self (archive footage)

Abdias Nascimento

Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Oscarito

Self (archive footage)

Ankito

Self (archive footage)

Zezé Motta

Self (voice)

Directed by

Lucas H. Rossi

Written by

Lucas H. Rossi, Fermino Neto, Henrique Amud

Produced by

Ailton Franco Jr