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The Prophet of Hunger
1970
Hunger is a plague and he is the host.
Directed by Maurice Capovila
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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.
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- Director
- Maurice Capovila
- Written by
- Fernando Peixoto, Maurice Capovila
- Editor
- Silvio Renoldi
- Origin countries
- Brazil, United States
- Production country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- Portuguese
- TMDB
- 6.8/10 (12 votes)
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (122 votes)
Released June 13, 1970·O Profeta da Fome
Cast
Crew
Maurice Capovila
Director
Fernando Peixoto
Writer
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Rinaldo Rossi
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Silvio Renoldi
Editor
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