The Age of the Earth
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.
Cast
Maurício do Valle
as Brahms
Jece Valadão
as Indigenous Christ
Antônio Pitanga
as Black Christ
Tarcísio Meira
as Military Christ
Geraldo del Rey
as Revolutionary Christ
Ana Maria Magalhães
as Aurora Madalena
Norma Bengell
as Amazon Queen
Danuza Leão
as Brahms' Wife
Carlos Petrovich
as Devil
Mário Gusmão
as Babalaô
