Information

Release DateOctober 3, 1997

Runtime2h 50m

StatusReleased

Budget$6M

ProductionColumbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Columbia Pictures do Brasil + 1 more

LanguagesPortuguese

6.9

37 votes

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The Battle of Canudos

"The bloodiest war in the History of Brazil"

War History Drama

Synopsis

At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.