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Release Date:
November 17, 1980
Original Title:
A Idade da Terra
Alternate Titles:
Возраст Земли
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | History
Production Companies:
C.P.C. Cinematografica
Centro de Produção e Comunicação
Embrafilme
Filmes 3
Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas
Ponto Filmes
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 148
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.
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Art Direction:
Paula Gaitán
Director:
Glauber Rocha
Director of Photography:
Roberto Pires
Pedro de Moraes
Editor:
Ricardo Miranda
Electrician:
Roque Araújo
Executive Producer:
Wilson Mendes Andrade Jr.
Carlos Alberto Diniz
Music:
Naná Vasconcelos
Producer:
Glauber Rocha
Production Director:
Tizuka Yamasaki
Walter Schilke
Writer:
Glauber Rocha
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