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The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth

NOV 17, 1980 · 152 MIN · DIR. GLAUBER ROCHA

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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

    Devil

  • Mário Gusmão

    Mário Gusmão

    Babalaô

  • Paloma Rocha

    Paloma Rocha

    Young Woman

  • Carlos Castello Branco

    Self

Crew

Writer

Glauber Rocha

Director of Photography

Roberto Pires

Director of Photography

Pedro de Moraes

Editor

Ricardo Miranda

Original Music Composer

Naná Vasconcelos

Producer

Glauber Rocha

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