The Age of the Earth
17/11/1980
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.
Movie Information
Maurício do Valle
as Brahms
Jece Valadão
as Indigenous Christ
Antônio Pitanga
as Black Christ
Tarcísio Meira
as Military Christ
Geraldo del Rey
as Revolutionary Christ
Ana Maria Magalhães
as Aurora Madalena
Norma Bengell
as Amazon Queen
Danuza Leão
as Brahms' Wife
Carlos Petrovich
as Devil
Mário Gusmão
as Babalaô
Paloma Rocha
as Young Woman
Carlos Castello Branco
as Self
Dimer Camargo Monteiro
as
Ari Pararraios
as
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
as Self
Alexandre Ribondi
as
Glauber Rocha
as Self (uncredited)
