The Prophet of Hunger

Name: The Prophet of Hunger
Director: Maurice Capovila
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-06-13
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.833
Cast: José Mojica Marins, Maurício do Valle, Julia Miranda, Sérgio Hingst, Jofre Soares

“Hunger is a plague and he is the host.”

1970

1h 33m

Drama

Director: Maurice Capovila

Writers: Maurice Capovila, Fernando Peixoto

Overview

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.