The Age of the Earth
1980/11/17 • Released • Portuguese
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.
Director : Glauber Rocha
Casts
Maurício do Valle
Brahms
Jece Valadão
Indian Christ
Antônio Pitanga
Black Christ
Tarcísio Meira
Military Christ
Geraldo del Rey
Revolutionary Christ
Ana Maria Magalhães
Aurora Madalena
Norma Bengell
Amazon Queen
Danuza Leão
Brahms' Wife
Paloma Rocha
Young Woman
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Self
Glauber Rocha
Self (uncredited)
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