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Black God, White Devil

by Glauber Rocha, Brazil, 1964
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Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.

Festivals & awards

Festival de Cannes 1964: compétition officielle
Festival de Cannes 2022: Prix de la critique internationale
Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films: 2nd greatest Brazilian film of all time

Exploitation Myth Religion Black and white Western Resistance Desert
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Credits

Original Title
Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
Title
Black God, White Devil
Directed by
Glauber Rocha
Country
Brazil
Year
1964
Screenplay
Glauber Rocha, Walter Lima Junior, Paulo Gil Soares
Film Editing
Glauber Rocha, Rafael Justo Valverde
Soundtrack
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sérgio Ricardo, Glauber Rocha
Cinematography
Waldemar Lima
Sound
Agnaldo Azevedo, Carlos Diegues, Aloisio Viana
Costumes
Paulo Gil Soaresm
Production Design
Paulo Gil Soares
Production
Copacabana Filmes, Luiz Augusto Mendes
Formats
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
Runtime
125 min.
Language
Portugese/d/f + en
Cast
Geraldo Del Rey (Manuel), Yoná Magalhães (Rosa), Othon Bastos (Corisco), Maurício do Valle (Antônio das Mortes), Lidio Silva (Sebastião), Sonia Dos Humildes (Dadá), Antônio Pinto (Colonel), Roque Santos (Roque Santos)

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Press voices

«Ce classique galvanise par son baroquisme païen, dont on retrouve quelques traces dans le Bacurau de Kleber Mendonça Filho, possible héritier de Rocha.» Télérama

«A political Western that rages at Brazil's governmental corruption and plutocratic oppression.» The New Yorker

«Mais sans doute fallait-il un cinéma en transe, comme l'est celui de Glauber Rocha, sans doute fallait-il ce baroquisme luxuriant (où l'on reconnaît la trace toujours vivante du vieux romanceiro) pour exprimer la tragédie d'un peuple qui n'a encore connu de l'espérance que ses aspects les plus chimériques.» Le Monde, 1967