The Amulet of Ogum


1h 57m 1987

Brief Synopsis

A young man, protected from all injury by the amulet of Ogum given to him by an umbanda priest, starts a life as a gunman in the northeastern backlands of Brazil.

Film Details

Also Known As
Amulet of Ogum, O Amuleto de Ogum
Genre
Action
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A young man, protected from all injury by the amulet of Ogum given to him by an umbanda priest, starts a life as a gunman in the northeastern backlands of Brazil.

Film Details

Also Known As
Amulet of Ogum, O Amuleto de Ogum
Genre
Action
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States December 1998

Released in United States Winter February 6, 1987

Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.

Shown at the Museum of Modern Art (Cinema Novo and Beyond) in New York City December 12 & 17, 1998.

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Contemporary Films of the African Diaspora Festival in New York City November 25 - December 6, 1994.)

Released in United States Winter February 6, 1987

Released in United States December 1998 (Shown at the Museum of Modern Art (Cinema Novo and Beyond) in New York City December 12 & 17, 1998.)