
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.

Maurício do Valle
Brahms

Jece Valadão
Indian Christ

Antônio Pitanga
Black Christ

Tarcísio Meira
Military Christ

Geraldo del Rey
Revolutionary Christ

Ana Maria Magalhães
Aurora Madalena

Norma Bengell
Amazon Queen

Danuza Leão
Brahms' Wife
Carlos Petrovich
Devil
Mário Gusmão
Babalaô

Paloma Rocha
Young Woman
Carlos Castello Branco
Self
Dimer Camargo Monteiro
Ari Pararraios

João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Self
Alexandre Ribondi

Glauber Rocha
Self (uncredited)