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Battle for the Xingu

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In 2008 more than 1,000 people gather in the Brazilian rainforest to protest the government-planned Belo Monte dam.

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Daniel M. Gold New York Times In all, "Xingu" is a fitting tribute to the Villas Bas vision. Mar 14, 2014 Full Review Chris Packham Village Voice We know how this story plays out wherever it happens, and halfway through, the film switches from Dances With Capybaras to an Exodus tale ... Mar 11, 2014 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews Ignore the jaded Village Voice critic. This is a compelling story about the key question of our age: the right of indigenous peoples to live in peace and freedom. Mar 14, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Beautifully shot and acted. A fine example of new Brazilian cinema. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Excepcional filme de Brasil que lamento que no haya entrado en el radar de los Oscares, Globos de Oro o BAFTA, ya que pienso que toca un tema importante. La película retrata los eventos que implicaron la fundación del Parque Nacional de Xingu en Brasil. Cuál es su importancia? Es la reserva protegida más grande de América conteniendo las tribus indígenas sobrevivientes tras la incursión del hombre blanco en el Amazonas. Es una historia que muestra sin tapujos como el hombre blanco invadió las tierras de esas tribus, robándoles sus terrenos sin pensar en compensación y en muchos casos, ya fuera matándolos o poniéndolos a trabajar en condiciones infrahumanas. Se narra adecuadamente como unos hermanos, provenientes de Brazilia, se dan a la tarea de proteger los intereses y la forma de vida de las tribus indígenas. Me gusta que no los retratan como santos inmaculados, sino que la trama denota tanto sus grandes metas, como sus momentos de flaqueza, como seres humanos, no eran santos, pero sí fueron los únicos que se pusieron en medio de la situación. Filme con frases de impacto que te hacen pensar. Altamente recomendada. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review raphael g I like the photography and the actors, but some characters could've been more developed, and the story could've used a little more tension. I didn't even care when one of the characters died. Other than that, it's a fairly good achievement, despite being inferior ro Cao's first movie, Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Tirando toda a polêmica que o parque causa até hoje, tirando todas as histórias sobre as ONGs nacionais e internacionais com intenções nebulosas, tirando os debates antropológicos que giram em torno dos grupos indígenas do Brasil, tirando o papel dos militares e o pensamento geral da população brasileira sobre os indígenas......o filme é indispensável como veículo de conhecimento histórico a respeito do nosso país. Um grande filme NACIONAL. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 2008 more than 1,000 people gather in the Brazilian rainforest to protest the government-planned Belo Monte dam.
Director
Iara Lee
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
12m