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The Age of the Earth (1980)

The Age of the Earth (1980)

Drama Fantasy History
Release Date: 1980, November 17
Directors: Glauber Rocha
Countries: Brazil
Production: C.P.C. Cinematografica, Centro de Produção e Comunicação, Embrafilme, Filmes 3, Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas, Ponto Filmes
Cast: Maurício do Valle, Tarcísio Meira, Antônio Pitanga, Ana Maria Magalhães, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Carlos Petrovich, Jece Valadão, Geraldo del Rey, Norma Bengell, Mário Gusmão, Danuza Leão, Carlos Castello Branco

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

mythology bible avant-garde christ allegory third world