The End of Man

The story unfolds primarily in Santos, a coastal port city in Brazil. The town becomes a stage for a rising spectacle as crowds gather and move through its streets. Key locales include an elegant home, a church, and culminates on a mountaintop before returning to a stark final setting in an insane asylum.

👑 Power and Masses

A mysterious man seizes public imagination with a deadpan calm and magnetic presence, turning himself into a social phenomenon. The growing crowds and the spectacle around him reveal the allure and danger of charismatic authority. The narrative explores how a single figure can command attention, shape behavior, and blur the line between salvation and manipulation.

⛪️ Religion and Blasphemy

Religious imagery and institutions react to the figure as a potential savior or threat, heightening the tension between sacred ritual and profane spectacle. The church, holy water, and proclamations by a nun underscore how faith can be co-opted into mass ritual. The story probes the fragile boundary between devotion and manipulation when a person claims divine power.

🌗 End of Man

Titularly signaling an existential crisis, the film traces a trajectory from wonder to catastrophe as the figure’s influence expands globally. The ascent of a messianic persona culminates in a stark, almost clinical containment—an asylum—that reframes humanity as susceptible to illusion and awe. The ending invites reflection on what happens when humanity’s faith in a singular savior dissolves into confinement.