The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth

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Drama

The Age of the Earth

A Idade da TerraDIRECTED BYGlauber Rocha148mins1980

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.

Other films by Glauber Rocha

Black God, White Devil
Entranced Earth
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