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BRAZIL · 1969
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
Synopsis
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
Cinema Atlas Connection
The Brazilian westerns, the Glauber Rocha movies – Black God, White Devil, Antonio das Mortes. I mean, they’re incredible movies, man. It’s like a whole other thing. It’s like a whole other approach to filmmaking.
The Brazilian westerns, the Glauber Rocha movies – Black God, White Devil, Antonio das Mortes. It's like a whole other approach to filmmaking.
— Quentin Tarantino · Quentin Tarantino’s Best Ever Q&A, With Elvis Mitchell, From 2004 (The Film Stage)