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We Are Guardians

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We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film brings the issues to the forefront -- from the science of the Amazon Rainforest and its pivotal role in our global climate stability to the economic drivers of deforestation. The film weaves together politics, history, economics, science, and consciousness, providing an in-depth exploration of this incredibly complex and critical situation -- the origins and the impact of which ripple out far beyond the boundaries of the Amazon itself.
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David Ehrlich IndieWire The film awes at the work that Brazil’s Indigenous people have been doing on that front for centuries, and at the same time encourages the rest of us to join in their fight, because it’s our fight too. Rated: B- Jul 11, 2025 Full Review Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com Rather than taking a strong stance in one direction or another, “We Are Guardians” aims to sympathize with everyone involved, or at least to enlighten us as to the complexity of their motivations. Rated: 3/4 Jun 7, 2025 Full Review Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) It's done in a way that goes deeper into all the different threads that are involved in the deforestation of the Amazon. Jun 7, 2025 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said Its unbearable watching majestic trees fall, knocking down others and erasing wildlife habitats and species. All hail the women who turned the tables on Big Money. Rated: 4/4 Jul 11, 2025 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A powerful, heartfelt, enraging and captivating documentary. Jul 7, 2025 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills A beautifully shot documentary that takes a many-sided look at what’s happening to “the world’s lungs” -- Brazil’s Amazonian rainforests, whose escalating clear-cutting is a major factor in climate change. Jun 13, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Juliana V Means well but misses the mark by far when it shows Lula’s government as if it cared about nature or deforestation! Filmmakers seem to have no clue about how corrupt this administration is. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Edivan Guajajara

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Chelsea Greene

Director

Rob Grobman

Director

Marçal Guajajara

Self

Puyr Tembé

Self

Fisher Stevens

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. Through intimate, character focused storytelling, the film brings the issues to the forefront -- from the science of the Amazon Rainforest and its pivotal role in our global climate stability to the economic drivers of deforestation. The film weaves together politics, history, economics, science, and consciousness, providing an in-depth exploration of this incredibly complex and critical situation -- the origins and the impact of which ripple out far beyond the boundaries of the Amazon itself.
Director
Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman
Producer
Fisher Stevens, Maura Anderson, Zak Kilberg, Chelsea Greene
Distributor
Area23a
Production Co
Appian Way
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 22m