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Birdwatchers
Terra Vermelha
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Directed by Marco Bechis
Brazil/Italy, 2008
Color
108 Minutes
Portuguese with English subtitles
Show Times:
Fri., Nov. 6 7:00 PM
Introduced by screenwriter Luiz Bolognesi
Tensions escalate when a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to reclaim their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner´s fields.
"The film is particularly effective in capturing the uneasy fascination and rumbling antipathy between two vastly different cultures forced to live side by side. Osvaldo, a teenage shaman in
training, is drawn to the daughter of the landowner whose farm the Guarani-Kaiowa are camped near…. The tension between the two sides explodes at the film´s conclusion in a howl of rage and defiance that chills the blood." —www.timesonline.co.uk
This film is part of the Spotlight on Brazilian Cinema film series.
Luiz Bolognesi is one of Brazil´s most award-winning screenwriters. He has written four feature films with international distribution. His films have received numerous awards in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
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