The Prophet of Hunger

Maurice Capovila
1969-06-13


6.2
93 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
José Mojica Marins Ali Khan Unowned
Maurício do Valle Domador de leões Unowned
Julia Miranda Maria Unowned
Sérgio Hingst Dom José Unowned
Jofre Soares Padre Unowned
Lenoir Bittencourt Unowned
Adauto Santos Unowned
Heladio Brito Unowned
Mario Lima Unowned
Jean-Claude Bernardet Unowned