The leading spokesman of the
cinema novo movement from Brazil, Glauber Rocha, created this film about a man trapped in the middle of unstable and dishonest politics. Filho is the writer, shot at the beginning of the picture, who traces the events that have lead to his present circumstance.
He had abandoned a more rigid party leader in order to back the liberal candidate, a man who wins the election but does not fulfill the promises he made during his campaign. Disillusioned with the direction of his country's politics, Filho attempts to retire to his writing but, upon the insistence
of his girl friend, Glauce Rocha, is right back in the middle of the turmoil...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins