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''The Age of the Earth'' ( pt, A Idade da Terra) is a 1980
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film directed by
Glauber Rocha Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films ''Black God, White ...
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Cast

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Maurício do Valle Maurício do Valle (1 March 1928 – 7 October 1994) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1952 and 1994. He is also known for his roles in several Brazilian TV series, such as Rede Globo's ''Roque Santeiro'' (1985), a ...
as John Brahms *
Jece Valadão Jece Valadão, pseudonym of Gecy Valadão (July 24, 1930 – November 27, 2006), was a Brazilian actor, director and producer. He became known by his ''cafajeste'' (a womanizing, roguish crook) roles in films such as '' Rio 40 graus'' (1955) and ' ...
as Indigenous
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Antonio Pitanga Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
as Black Christ *
Tarcísio Meira Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021), known professionally as Tarcísio Meira, was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work in the most popular Brazilian channel Globo. He was born in S ...
as Military Christ *
Geraldo Del Rey Geraldo Del Rey (29 October 1930 – 25 April 1993) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 65 films and television shows between 1950 and 1992. Filmography External links * 1930 births 1993 deaths Brazilian male film actors People ...
as Guerilla Christ * Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena *
Norma Bengell Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (21 February 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. She appeared in several episodes of '' T.H.E. Cat' ...
as Amazonas' Queen *Carlos Petrovich as
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*Mário Gusmão as
Babalawo Babaaláwo or Babalawo in West Africa (Babalao in Caribbean and South American Spanish and Babalaô in Brazilian Portuguese) literally means 'father of the mysteries' in the Yoruba language. It is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest o ...
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Danuza Leão Danuza Lofego Leão (July 26, 1933 – June 22, 2022) was a Brazilian model, socialite, journalist, writer, and actress. Career She had a minor role in Glauber Rocha's 1967 FIPRESCI Award winning film ''Entranced Earth''. She has released sev ...
*Paloma Rocha


Production

Rocha started the film in 1975 and planned to shoot it in
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, and subsequently proposed it in
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and
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, but was unable to obtain financial support. It was finally shot in
Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
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, and
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Reception

It was Rocha's last film and the one that caused the most controversy. Because it was produced by
Embrafilme Embrafilme (in full: ''Empresa Brasileira de Filmes S.A.'') was a Brazilian State-owned company created on September 12, 1969 for production, funding and distribution of Brazilian movies. The company was dissolved on March 16, 1990 by the National P ...
, a state company, during the
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, it was boycotted by critics and "crucified at the 1980 Venice Film Festival", where it was nominated for the
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* 1980s avant-garde and experimental films 1980 drama films 1980 films Brazilian avant-garde and experimental films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Glauber Rocha Films shot in Brasília Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city) 1980s Portuguese-language films {{Experimental-film-stub