Hans Staden
There comes our food, bouncing along
1999 · 1h 32m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Luiz Alberto Pereira
Overview
On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.
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