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.

• Glauber RochaDirector
• Glauber RochaWriter
• Naná VasconcelosOriginal Music Composer

• Maurício do ValleBrahms
• Jece ValadãoIndigenous Christ
• Antônio PitangaBlack Christ
• Tarcísio MeiraMilitary Christ
• Geraldo del ReyRevolutionary Christ
• Ana Maria MagalhãesAurora Madalena
• Norma BengellAmazon Queen
• Danuza LeãoBrahms' Wife
• Carlos PetrovichDevil
• Mário GusmãoBabalaô
• Paloma RochaYoung Woman
• Carlos Castello BrancoSelf