Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH - Documentary - 71 minutes
Unknown Amazon is a film about Amazonia produced and filmed by Brazilians, but with a global vision and based on recent discoveries and scientific research. A film that is a starting point for future debate and discussion on the topic and one that expects reactions and different voices to be heard.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Eduardo RAJABALLY, Daniel AUGUSTO Writer(s) : Luiz BOLOGNESI
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world’s most famous locations and, curiously, also one of its most mysterious. In the midst of much disinformation, this documentary sets out on a difficult mission. To seek the many existing truths, toppling myths and bringing the public a more faithful portrait of the planet’s largest tropical rainforest. What are deforestation’s villains? What is the path towards development without harm to nature? These are some of the crucial issues surrounding the Amazon which have yet to see convincing solutions. This is a film about the Amazon, created by Brazilians yet with a global view on the subject, and supported by the most recent discoveries and scientific research. This is a film that deals with conflicting viewpoints, and which grants space such that many voices might be heard.
Country(ies) : BRAZIL
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