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.
as Brahms
as Indian Christ
as Black Christ
as Military Christ
as Revolutionary Christ
as Aurora Madalena
as Amazon Queen
as Brahms' Wife
as Devil
as Babalaô
as Young Woman
as Self
as Self
as Self (uncredited)