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.
Directed byGlauber Rocha
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Language
- PT
- Released
- November 17, 1980
C.P.C. CinematograficaCentro de Produção e ComunicaçãoFeaturing
Cast & crew
Maurício do Valle
Brahms
Jece Valadão
Indigenous Christ
Antônio Pitanga
Black Christ
Tarcísio Meira
Military Christ
Geraldo del Rey
Revolutionary Christ
Ana Maria Magalhães
Aurora Madalena
Norma Bengell
Amazon Queen
Danuza Leão
Brahms' Wife
Carlos Petrovich
Devil
Mário Gusmão
Babalaô
- Directed by
- Glauber Rocha
- Written by
- Glauber Rocha
- Produced by
- Glauber Rocha
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