Film: Burn

Burn directed by Gilo Pontecorvo
Sir William carriage is called by the British to the island of Queimada. Upon his arrival he instigates a rebellion and revolution among the slaves. Walker also oerturns the Portuguese grip on power. He did so that he can secure British rule over the island and control the production and distribution of sugar on Queimada.
The island is know as Queimada means burnt in Portuguese. The Portuguese exercise the island on fire it to subdue an original rebellion and therefore, killed take away all the native people of Queimada. The Portuguese then import African slaves to work their sugar cane fields. In the reservoir of the film, there is a brief scene displaying a cast away ground for the bodies of slaves who died on the journey from Africa. This is a metaphor from the theater director meaning everything on the island that is said to be progress is in reality built on the bones of dead slaves. Stated in the beginning of Burn, Queimada has a universe of two hundred thousand. or so only five thousand are Europeans, the rest of the population being blacks and Latin. The main town is a well-protected port with a fort and a garrison, a governors palace, a cathedral, a bank, a hotel and a brothel. 
Sir William Walker realizes he needs a qualified subject to train as a revolutionary.



During the scene he observes one of the slaves. He selects José Dolores, a large, black gate steward with a bit confidence. Walker tries to insult and humiliate him to chevy him into revealing some of his inner rebellious spirit. This eventually kit and boodle Walker beings to mold Delores into a revolutionary leader. Walker persuades José Dolores to remove from the bank of the island. He does so and Walker reveals his name to the government, posing Dolores into a sought after outlaw. At the same date Walker meets with the Portuguese, colonial leaders and encourages them to lead the revolution.
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