The Age of the Earth (1980)

• Drama
• Fantasy
• History

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.

Rating

6 / 10 (32 votes)

Release date

November 17, 1980

Runtime

2h 32m

Language

PT

Director

Glauber Rocha

Status

Released