The Age of the Earth

Directed by Glauber Rocha

Produced by C.P.C. Cinematografica, Centro de Produção e Comunicação

An avant-garde, spiritually dense allegory that uses multiple Christ figures to interrogate colonialism, exploitation, and redemption in late-1970s Brazil.

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.