Drama · Brazil · 1970 · 1h 33m

The Prophet of Hunger

O Profeta da Fome

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Director
Maurice Capovila
Cast
José Mojica Marins as Ali Khan Maurício do Valle as Domador de leões Julia Miranda as Maria Sérgio Hingst as Dom José Jofre Soares as Padre Lenoir Bittencourt as
Crew
Silvio Renoldi — Editor Maurice Capovila — Writer Fernando Peixoto — Writer
Tagline

Hunger is a plague and he is the host.

Synopsis

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.

Key Collaborators
Maurice Capovila Director Silvio Renoldi Editor Maurice Capovila Writer Fernando Peixoto Writer
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