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Cobra Verde, produziert von [produced by] Lucki Stipetić ; Buch und Regie [writer and director], Werner Herzog ; eine Werner Herzog Filmproduktion in Zusammenarbeit mit dem [in cooperation with] ZDF und der [and the] Ghana Film Industry Corp

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Cobra Verde

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produziert von [produced by] Lucki Stipetić ; Buch und Regie [writer and director], Werner Herzog ; eine Werner Herzog Filmproduktion in Zusammenarbeit mit dem [in cooperation with] ZDF und der [and the] Ghana Film Industry Corp

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A 19th-century Brazilian rancher, born Francisco Manoel da Silva, turns to banditry after being driven from his land by drought and famine. As Cobra Verde, he is a solitary, vengeful figure, roaming the dusty backlands, shooting, drinking and womanizing. Hired as an overseer by a decadent sugar planter, he runs into trouble when his employer's three daughters wind up pregnant. The local bigwigs ship da Silva off to Africa to administer the faltering slave trade, assuming he will not come back alive. He arrives to find the slavers' garrison deserted, and the King, apparently, gone mad. Cobra Verde however, is a special kind of diplomat, and before long he is training an army of amazons to launch a rebellion against the King

Start -- Main titles -- Working in the mines-- Sertao winds -- Euclides's bar -- Francisco's mistress -- "I need a man like you." -- Sugar plantation -- Accident at the mill -- Lustful temptations -- "I am the bandit, Cobra Verde!" -- Vengeful set-up -- Elmina, West Africa -- Vacated fortress -- Restoring the fortress -- "We never expected to see you again." -- Loading up slaves -- Taken to the King -- Abomey, house of the Kings -- "One day, I will drink from your skull!" -- Escape and revolt -- Women warriors -- New King -- Viceroy of Ouidah -- Sending a signal -- Sacred dance -- Failed escape -- End credits

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