In the 16th century a German man living in Brazil is captured by the native tupinambás and remains in captivity for about 10 months, being threatened with death by his cannibalistic captors during almost his entire stay.
A non-dramatic account. An infinitely beautiful story, in a film of only medium achievement. The final caption tells us that the tupinambás were drastically reduced in number a few years after Staden's release, due to a smallpox epidemic. Their remnants lasted another century or less, being eventually extinguished by a number of diseases brought by the Europeans and by war against the Portuguese and their allies.
Rating: 56
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