The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth (1980)

A Idade da Terra

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.

Date of release
1980-11-17
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (32)
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, History
Director
Glauber Rocha

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rio de Janeiro and Federal District

The Age of the Earth is a 1980 Brazilian avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha. It was his final film.

Production

Rocha started the film in 1975 and planned to shoot it in Los Angeles, and subsequently proposed it in Paris, Rome, Mexico and Venezuela, but was unable to obtain financial support.

It was finally shot in Bahia, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro.

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