Birdwatchers

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Birdwatchers

2008

1h 42m

Drama

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In Brazil, tensions rise when the leader of a group of Guarani Indians organizes an attempt to reclaim his tribe's ancestral territory from an unsympathetic farmer.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Bechis, a former political exile from Argentina with a clear anti-colonialist bent, may be angered by the Guarani's plight, but his movie - like these people - is contemplative, patient and forcefully determined.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 3, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Birdwatchers is impressively filmed and never less than interesting. If it has a weakness, it's that this is a familiar sermon: Save the rain forest. Respect its inhabitants.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 7, 2010

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Justin Berton

San Francisco Chronicle

Momentarily, it feels as if the Guarani could win this fight and maybe give it to globalization on the shins.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 16, 2009

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Birdwatchers is a nicely crafted piece of storytelling that is sad, but fascinating.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 4, 2011

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Rated: 3/5

Feb 4, 2011

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Catherine Bray

Film4

Makes its point very effectively in the first 10 minutes and has subsequent difficulties convincing as a full-length narrative feature; a documentary treatment could have been more illuminating.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2009

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Excellent. An eye opening film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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NIcely shot, nice looking Brazilian film, but it's more about the plight of indigenous people in a modern society and makes a good statement.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

A worthy subject gets a frustratingly obtuse treatment. A war of wills between indigenous Guarani Indians and the legal landowners of a section of rural Brazil is at least not an overly romanticized portrayal of the natives. Not much in the way of dramatic developments though, and really only scratches the surface of character motivations.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

...and the genocide still continues.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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ultimately a sad film depicting the erosion of the lives and culture of the Guarani-KaiowÃ both through the actions of wealthy "land-owners" but also through a growing awareness of the teenage children wanting to explore Western culture.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

White man's legacy is not always something to be proud of... strongly recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

In Brazil, tensions rise when the leader of a group of Guarani Indians organizes an attempt to reclaim his tribe's ancestral territory from an unsympathetic farmer.

Director: Marco Bechis
Screenwriter: Marco Bechis, Luiz Bolognesi, Lara Fremder, Marco Bechis, Luiz Bolognesi
Production Co: RAI Cinema
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 42m