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The Burning Season

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Based on real events, this film recounts the story of Chico Mendes (Raul Julia), a laborer in the Brazilian Amazon who rebels against his employers. Aware that workers are being exploited, Mendes attempts to unionize his compatriots for better wages and conditions. Since developers aim to cut away vast swaths of the rain forest in order to make the area more accessible for industry, Mendes decides to make a stand for the environment as well. But Mendes' activism makes him a target.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A highly acclaimed made for cable film. Rated: B Dec 23, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a most beautiful and well done movie. I love it. It really touched me. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Tak banyak film yang dapat menggambarkan sebuah teori sosial dengan cukup komprehensif. Film ini salah satunya. Saya melihat film ini saat masih kuliah, dan saya pikir saat itu bahwa film ini mampu menggambarkan tentang seluk2 teori dependesia yang saya pelajari beberapa tahun sebelumnya. Film ini seperti film anatomik yang menggambrakan sisi teori dependensia yang banyak ditemukan sandaran faktualnya di kawasan2 amerika latin, tempat dimana kisah dalam filmini mengambil setting. Film ini bercerita tentang penduduk asli sebuah daerah bernama cazuero di pedalaman brazil yang kemudian menjadi aktivis lingkungan melindungi hutan karet alam amazon. Dalam film ini digambarkan anatomi teoritisnya, seperti munculnya kelompok pemodal, investor asing, birorat dan pemain politik, para kompradaor, dan scared-opressed civilian. Selain anatomi itu, itu juga ditampilkan tentang quasi-awarness pada donor asing pembangunan dunia ketiga yang berpesta di pusat amerika, dan membiacarakab nasib dunia ketiga bersama gelas sampanye. selain dimensi teoretik, film ini juga mengajari tentang paham perlawanan tanpa kekerasan, prinsip satu lidi lawan seikat lidi, serta beberapa cikal teologi pembebasan. Pemakaman chico mendes, yang dimainkan dg ciamik oleh mendiang raul julia menjadi ending film ini. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Raul Julia gives a "tour de force" performance as the brazilian environmentalist Chico Mendes. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on real events, this film recounts the story of Chico Mendes (Raul Julia), a laborer in the Brazilian Amazon who rebels against his employers. Aware that workers are being exploited, Mendes attempts to unionize his compatriots for better wages and conditions. Since developers aim to cut away vast swaths of the rain forest in order to make the area more accessible for industry, Mendes decides to make a stand for the environment as well. But Mendes' activism makes him a target.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Production Co
HBO Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Stereo