"In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome."
Antônio Pitanga
as Firmino
Luiza Maranhão
as Cota
Lucy de Carvalho
as Naína
Aldo Teixeira
as Aruã
Lídio Silva
as Mestre
Edmundo Albuquerque
as
Francisco dos Santos Brito
Hélio de Oliveira
Antônio Carlos dos Santos
João Gama
as Vicente
Milton Gaúcho
Fred Júnior
Alair Liguori
Elio Moreno Lima
as Loiro
Jota Luna
Braga Neto
Rosalvo Plínio
Flora Vasconcelos
as Rosa
Dona Zezé
José Teles de Magalhães
Canjiquinha
Original Music Composer
Tony Rabatoni
Director of Photography
Glauber Rocha
Director
Lúcia Rocha
Costume Design
Screenplay
Luiz Paulino dos Santos
Torquato Neto
Assistant Director
Geraldo José
Sound
David Singer
Associate Producer
Rex Schindler
Producer
Roberto Pires
Executive Producer
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Editor