Storyline

A Frenchman (Arduíno Colassanti), who is part of a faction from his country trying to stake a claim to Brazil before the Portuguese colonize it, is held by a hostile tribe that assumes he is Portuguese. The tribe, allied with the French, is looking to avenge the murder of one of their members by eating a Portuguese soldier during a feast. Although the Frenchman is incorporated into village life, and even given a wife by the tribe, his fate hangs in the balance.

Plot Keywords

french officer, wife, tribesman, tribal leader, colonist, dark, intense, shocking, amusing, brazil, village, colonialism, tribal life, cannibalism, hostages, treasure, transformation, adventure, discovery, 16th century

Short Review

It draws more attention for the cheesy makeup and how everyone appears fully naked onscreen considering the time it was made (during Brazilian dictatorship with its filthy censorship), but apart from that the film is more a curious history lesson made in a welcome naturalistic style.

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Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership