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The uncommonly sexy, clever and ambitious slave Xica Da Silva won her independence and much more in mid-19th-century Brazil by using her feminine wiles and her lovemaking prowess to induce the Portugu... read more read more...ese town governor to grant her freedom. In so doing, she became a legend and an inspiration to Brazil's large population of slaves and (eventually) ex-slaves. This film tells her story. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Carlos Diegues

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 1993

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  • December 24, 2011
    A funny and entertaning film, with great acting and direction by Diegues. Xica da Silva presents the story of the clever, ambitious and sexy slave Xica, the title character, in the mid-19th-century, and how she grow in the society in that time, using her body. A good Brazilian fi... read morelm that satirize the prejudice and custom of the time. Fresh.

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Dave Kehr
April 4, 2011
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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