The Prophet of Hunger
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | O Profeta da Fome |
| Year | 1970 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Maurice Capovila |
| Runtime | 93 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (11 votes) |
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The film constructs a gradual descent into a surreal nightmare, relying on the metaphor of the circus as a panopticon. It explores the mechanics of marginalization and the price of survival in a spectacle-hungry society.
What lingers after viewing is a haunting parable about the nature of performance and the absurdity that blooms in decay. A deeply unsettling, visually arresting experience. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Maurice Capovila
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Watch in contemplative silence, fully immersed in its grim, tactile atmosphere of circus decay.
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