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Black God, White Devil

1964 · 120 min · Brazil · Cert. 16

Directed by Glauber Rocha

After killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.

35mm

Programme note

Cinema Novo at full voice: a cowherd, a prophet, a bandit, and the drought that drives all three.

Rocha wanted a cinema of hunger. This is what he meant.