Brazilian director Glauber Rocha returns to the character of Antonio das Mortes, who first appeared in his film "Black God, White Devil" -- and, once again, a world rich in music, dance, mystical religion and folklore provides the canvas for exploring the possibilities of radical political... [More]

Brazilian director Glauber Rocha returns to the character of Antonio das Mortes, who first appeared in his film "Black God, White Devil" -- and, once again, a world rich in music, dance, mystical religion and folklore provides the canvas for exploring the possibilities of radical political change. Antonio, a paid assassin, rides out to a plantation whose workers are demanding that the landowner share his property with them. His job: to kill the group's leader. Antonio accomplishes this, but his sympathies gradually shift to the peasants -- and he joins with them in a climactic and dazzling fight to overturn an outmoded and feudal power structure. [Less]