Viva Cangaceiro (1969) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1969 · 102 mins · Italian

Directed by

Giovanni Fago

Starring

Claudio Scarchilli, Tomas Milian, Alfredo Santacruz, Jesús Guzmán, Ugo Pagliai, Mário Gusmão

In 1920s Brazil, the brutal colonel Minas destroys the home of a famed cangaceiro, leaving only a young farmer, Espedito, alive. A hermit rescues him, baptizing him “the Redeemer.” Espedito forms his own cangaceiro band, yet remains unsure of his purpose until a cultured Dutch oil prospector befriends him, introduces him to a corrupt governor and hires him, then abruptly switches sides, thrusting Espedito into a fraught struggle of loyalty and rebellion.