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Summary
In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.1
Audience score67%
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −31 min on the typical 109
typical 10978Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries
Released
1962
May 28, 1962
64 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
Brazil
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Glauber Rocha Director, Screenplay
- Torquato Neto Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Luiz Paulino dos Santos Screenplay
- José Teles de Magalhães Screenplay
Production · 4
- Roberto Pires Executive Producer
- Braga Neto Producer
- Rex Schindler Producer
- David Singer Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Tony Rabatoni Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos Editor
Sound · 2
- Canjiquinha Original Music Composer
- Geraldo José Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lúcia Rocha Costume Design
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