Black God, White Devil (1964)

Original title

Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

Directed by

Glauber Rocha

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

18

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 166 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor cowhand and his wife flee into the Brazilian backlands after a violent act. They encounter a fanatical preacher and then a hired gunman who both claim to offer salvation. The film follows their journey through a harsh landscape of poverty and rebellion.

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What happens

Black God, White Devil (Portuguese: Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol, "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun") is a 1964 Brazilian Revisionist Western film directed and written by Glauber Rocha, and starring Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magalhães, and Geraldo Del Rey. Shot in Monte Santo, Bahia, it belongs to the Cinema Novo movement, addressing the sociopolitical setting of the 1960s Brazil. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association aka Abraccine voted Black God, White Devil the 2nd greatest Brazilian film of all time, in its list of the 100 best Brazilian films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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