Cobra Verde
West Germany • 1987
Director
Synopsis
This final collaboration between best fiends Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski plumbs the horrors of colonialism in a delirious cinematic nightmare. COBRA VERDE tells the story of a Brazilian rancher turned outlaw who roams the countryside, until a wealthy sugar baron hires him to supervise his plantation’s slaves. When the baron’s three daughters all end up pregnant by Cobra, the baron sends him to Africa to negotiate the prohibited slave trade.
Synopsis
This final collaboration between best fiends Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski plumbs the horrors of colonialism in a delirious cinematic nightmare. COBRA VERDE tells the story of a Brazilian rancher turned outlaw who roams the countryside, until a wealthy sugar baron hires him to supervise his plantation’s slaves. When the baron’s three daughters all end up pregnant by Cobra, the baron sends him to Africa to negotiate the prohibited slave trade.
Credits
Crew
DirectorWerner Herzog
WriterWerner Herzog
CinematographerViktor Růžička
ComposerPopol Vuh
EditorMaximiliane Mainka
Cast
Klaus Kinskias Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde