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The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth

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Drama   Fantasy   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Portuguese
📆 Date Released: 1980-11-17
⌚ Running Time: 148 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Maurício do Valle original image
Brahms
Maurício do Valle
Jece Valadão original image
Indian Christ
Jece Valadão
Antônio Pitanga original image
Black Christ
Antônio Pitanga
Tarcísio Meira original image
Military Christ
Tarcísio Meira
Geraldo del Rey original image
Revolutionary Christ
Geraldo del Rey
Ana Maria Magalhães original image
Aurora Madalena
Ana Maria Magalhães
Norma Bengell original image
Amazon Queen
Norma Bengell
Danuza Leão original image
Brahms' Wife
Danuza Leão
Carlos Petrovich original image
Devil
Carlos Petrovich
Mário Gusmão original image
Babalaô
Mário Gusmão
Paloma Rocha original image
Young Woman
Paloma Rocha
Carlos Castello Branco original image
Self
Carlos Castello Branco
Dimer Camargo Monteiro original image
Dimer Camargo Monteiro
Ari Pararraios original image
Ari Pararraios
João Ubaldo Ribeiro original image
Self
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Alexandre Ribondi original image
Alexandre Ribondi
Glauber Rocha original image
Self (uncredited)
Glauber Rocha

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