The Age of the Earth(1980)

62

2h 28m

  • Drama,
  • Fantasy,
  • History

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.

Cast

  • Maurício do Valle

    Maurício do Valle

    Brahms

  • Jece Valadão

    Jece Valadão

    Indigenous Christ

  • Antônio Pitanga

    Antônio Pitanga

    Black Christ

  • Tarcísio Meira

    Tarcísio Meira

    Military Christ

  • Geraldo del Rey

    Geraldo del Rey

    Revolutionary Christ

  • Ana Maria Magalhães

    Ana Maria Magalhães

    Aurora Madalena

  • Norma Bengell

    Norma Bengell

    Amazon Queen

  • Danuza Leão

    Danuza Leão

    Brahms' Wife

  • Paloma Rocha

    Paloma Rocha

    Young Woman

  • João Ubaldo Ribeiro

    João Ubaldo Ribeiro

    Self

  • Glauber Rocha

    Glauber Rocha

    Self (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Nov 17, 1980)

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