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O Anjo Negro

O Anjo Negro

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 4, 1973

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy

Original Title

O Anjo Negro

Director

José Umberto

Description

In a large house in Salvador lives a family: Hercules, Julia, two of the couple's nephews, Hercules' father-in-law, and two maids. Hercules is a farmer who is in a professional and marital crisis. The mystical figure of Calunga mysteriously appears in the big house. He causes deep transformations in the family. Calunga relates to the women of the house and shakes the established patriarchal structure.