

The Age of the Earth
1980-11-17 · 152 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Glauber Rocha
- Production companies
- C.P.C. Cinematografica, Centro de Produção e Comunicação, Embrafilme, Filmes 3, Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas, Ponto Filmes
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Maurício do ValleBrahms
Jece ValadãoIndigenous Christ
Antônio PitangaBlack Christ
Tarcísio MeiraMilitary Christ
Geraldo del ReyRevolutionary Christ
Ana Maria MagalhãesAurora Madalena
Norma BengellAmazon Queen
Danuza LeãoBrahms' Wife
Mário GusmãoBabalaô
Paloma RochaYoung Woman
João Ubaldo RibeiroSelf
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