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Black God, White Devil

1964, Movie, 2h

Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazil’s socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (Yoná Magalhães). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.

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Reviews

Critic William Repass

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By depicting revolutionary fiascos in a critical yet sympathetic light, Rocha calls on us to imagine what we’d want a revolution to look like...

Read full review at Slant Magazine

Critic Eric Diedrichs

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En omtumlande film som har öppnat mina ögon för den brasilianska filmhistoria.

Read full review at Filmtopp

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