Zardoz

Script: John Boorman Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy Cast: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sarah Kestelman Synopsis By the end of the 23rd century, only two human races survive on Earth: the Eternals, a privileged caste that never ages, and the Brutals, who live steeped in misery, ruled by the cult of Zardoz, the god tasked with choosing the fittest men for the battle against the Eternals. Synopsis Zardoz, an unseen "God" who speaks through an idol, a large stone statue of a head, leads a barbaric race called the Brutals, who live a harsh existence in the Outlands. Zardoz tells the Brutals that once they die, they will be transported to the Vortex, where they will live happily as immortals. He has armed a small group, the Exterminators, with guns, as Zardoz's philosophy is that killing is good, and procreation is the root of all that is bad.