Black god, white devil [DVD video] = Deus e o diabo na terra do sol

After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel goes on the run with his wife, Rosa. In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.

Full screen (1.37:1).

Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles; New interview with film scholar Richard Peña; Glauber the movie, labyrinth of Brazil (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha; Cinema Novo (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement; Memória do cangaço (1964), a short documentary on the origins of cangaço, a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil; Trailer; Essay by film scholar Fábio Andrade.

Performers:

Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Mauricio Do Valle, Lidio Silva, Sonia Dos Humildes, Geraldo Del Rey.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; mono; Dolby audio.

Subject Term:

Cults -- Brazil -- 20th century -- Drama.

Outlaws -- Brazil -- 20th century -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

Brazil -- Social life and customs -- Drama.

Genre:

Action and adventure films.

Feature films.