The Age of the Earth (1980)
Synopsis
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
Release Date: 1980-11-17
Runtime: 148 minutes
Director: Glauber Rocha
Top Cast
- Maurício do Valle as Brahms
- Jece Valadão as Indigenous Christ
- Antônio Pitanga as Black Christ
- Tarcísio Meira as Military Christ
- Geraldo del Rey as Revolutionary Christ
- Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena
- Norma Bengell as Amazon Queen
- Danuza Leão as Brahms' Wife
- Carlos Petrovich as Devil
- Mário Gusmão as Babalaô
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