The Age of the Earth (1980)
November 17, 1980
Drama, Fantasy, History
2h 28m
![Poster for The Age of the Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2gwt93w3M5Cmh1l8HOPfoHuxBjx.jpg)
![Backdrop for The Age of the Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/zc1nolHovZSonMBo2rsKDXO213u.jpg)
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 & Crew
- Director
- Glauber Rocha
- Brahms Maurício do Valle
- Indian Christ Jece Valadão
- Black Christ Antônio Pitanga
- Military Christ Tarcísio Meira
- Revolutionary Christ Geraldo del Rey
- Aurora Madalena Ana Maria Magalhães
- Amazon Queen Norma Bengell
- Brahms' Wife Danuza Leão
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Keywords
- third world
- bible
- mythology
- avant-garde
- christ allegory