Following on from the hugely successful and acclaimed Black God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol) comes Glauber Rocha's powerful, award-winning 1969 sequel Antonio Das Mortes, aka O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro.

The film returns to the Brazilian Sertao 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the "Blond Devil"), last of the Cangaceiros. The legendary 'warrior saint' Antonio (Maurício do Valle) is now the central character – a jagunco (hired gunman) contracted to kill cangaceiros and protect a powerful landowner. He tracks down and kills the members of a guerrilla band, only to realise after killing the last rebel in ritualistic combat that his fight should be against the landowners rather than the dispossessed country folk. The film celebrates his turn against the military regime that hires him, offering his righteous fight as a model for all revolutionary resistance and garnered Rocha the Best Director award at the 1969 Cannes Films Festival.

Part epic, part folklore, part political allegory, Rocha's Antonio Das Mortes is one of the most memorable films of the Cinema Novo (Brazilian filmmakers movement) by one of its finest filmmakers, and was described by Martn Scorsese as "A masterpiece...I was overwhelmed by the style of the film it took film to another level...I became obsessed by the film."

On 28th June 2010 you will be able to do likewise when Antonio das Mortes is released on UK DVD by Mr. Bongo Films at the RRP of £12.99. No extras have been listed.