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.
The Prophet of Hunger (1969) is currently not available on any services.
José Mojica Marins , Maurício do Valle , Sérgio Hingst , Jofre Soares , Mario Lima , Jean-Claude Bernardet
Maurice Capovila
