The Age of the Earth

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.

19802h 28m6.2Movie

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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
Carlos Petrovich
Carlos Petrovich
Devil
Mário Gusmão
Mário Gusmão
Babalaô
Paloma Rocha
Paloma Rocha
Young Woman
Carlos Castello Branco
Carlos Castello Branco
Self