At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.
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The Battle of Canudos was released in 1997 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving The Battle of Canudos (1997) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 40%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Battle of Canudos a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 59%, The Battle of Canudos is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Good Burger, Snow White: A Tale of Terror and Addicted to Love.
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