Black God, White Devil
Here’s my gun to stop the poor from starving
Here’s my gun to stop the poor from starving
Adventure, Drama, Western
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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.
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Runtime:
120 min
Release date:
13 Mar 1964
Country:
BR
Languages:
Portuguese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$3,200
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
For all its heroic energy, hortatory anger, and impulsive youth, it's very much a philosophical work of its time, a majestic fantasy of no way out.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 May 2014
fresh:
Simple, black-and-white, more arresting as a shocking polemic than as memorable drama.
– A.H. Weiler,
New York Times,
11 Apr 2007
fresh:
Strongly recommended.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
11 Apr 2007
fresh:
The fusion of European and Afro-Brazilian elements -- dialogue, exquisite black-and-white images, and music by Villa-Lobos -- is startlingly original and poetical in conveying the hope and despair of the oppressed.
– Ted Shen,
Chicago Reader,
11 Apr 2007
fresh:
Rocha's project is fundamentally political, and completely unambiguous: he faces up to the contradictions of his country in an effort to understand, to crush mystiques, and to improve.
– ,
Time Out,
11 Apr 2007