Synopsis
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
94 audience votes
Key crew
- Marlos NobreOriginal Music Composer
- Glauber RochaScreenplay
- Glauber RochaDirector
Cast
- Maurício do ValleAntônio das Mortes
- Odete LaraLaura
- Othon BastosProfessor
- Jofre SoaresColonel Horácio
- Lorival ParizCoirana
- Hugo CarvanaDelegado Mattos
- Rosa Maria PennaSanta Bárbara
- Emmanuel CavalcantiPadre
- Conceição SennaWaitress at the Alvorada Bar (uncredited)
- Mário GusmãoAntão
- Sante ScaldaferriBatista
- Vinícius SalvatoriMata-Vaca
Stills
Themes
affectationcandidcinema novodidacticdramaticcriticalhilariousadmiringadoringamusedantagonisticappreciative