Synopsis
In 1953 the Villas-Bôas brothers, pioneers of indigenism in Brazil, made first contact with the Kayapó people and recorded their amicable meeting in grainy black and white. They anticipated confrontations between the tribe and the nation state and saw themselves as mediators. To their surprise, they discovered a young white man among the Indians: João was the child of Brazilian settlers who had been kidnapped and raised by the Kayapó during the long-running struggle. As João retraces his path, a life between two worlds, without a fixed home, begins for him.
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- Co-production : Wendigo Films
- Foreign production company : Trem Chic Cine Video Lab
Full credits (8)
- Director of Photography : Lucas Barbi
- Music Composer : Rafael Martini
- Editors : Fabian Rémy, Bruno Carboni
- Sound Recordist : Osvaldo Ferreira
- Foreign producers : André Hallak, Eder Santos
- Co-producer : Alexis Taillant
- Sound Editor : Alexandre Martins
- Sound Mixer : Alexandre Martins
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : Portuguese
- Coproducer countries : Brazil, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Brazil, France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 57 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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