The Age of the Earth - MovieDB Browser

1980 6.2 (25 votes) 2h 28m

Genres

Drama Fantasy History

Production Companies

C.P.C. Cinematografica
Centro de Produção e Comunicação
Embrafilme
Filmes 3
Glauber Rocha Comunicações Artísticas
Ponto Filmes

The Age of the Earth (A Idade da Terra)

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.