The Age of the Earth ( 1980 )

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.

Top Cast

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

Paloma Rocha

Young Woman

Carlos Castello Branco

Self

Dimer Camargo Monteiro

Ari Pararraios

João Ubaldo Ribeiro

Self

Alexandre Ribondi

Glauber Rocha

Self (uncredited)