The Obsessed of Catulé

(1965)

★ 6 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1965

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Brazil

Director: Anselmo Duarte

Cast: Raul Cortez, José Parisi, Esther Mellinger, Lélia Abramo, Stênio Garcia, Margarida Cardoso, Maria Isabel de Lizandra, Áurea Campos, Anita Sbano, José Antônio Sbano

Plot

In the Brazilian countryside, poor sharecroppers join a messianic group led by Joaquim, who believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Gaining power over the peasants, he begins to persecute those who do not pay absolute obeisance.