The Age of the Earth
1980•2h 32m•6.0•Released
DramaFantasyHistory
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
Writer
Glauber Rocha
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
C.P.C. Cinematografica
Cast
Maurício do Valle
Brahms
Jece Valadão
Indigenous 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
Carlos Petrovich
Devil
Mário Gusmão
Babalaô
Paloma Rocha
Young Woman
Carlos Castello Branco
Self
Dimer Camargo Monteiro
Ari Pararraios
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Self
Production
Company
C.P.C. Cinematografica
Company
Centro de Produção e Comunicação
Company
Embrafilme
Company
Filmes 3
Company
Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas
Company
Ponto Filmes
Producer
Glauber Rocha
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