Xingu (film)

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• João Miguel Claudio Villas Boas
• Felipe Camargo: Orlando Villas Boas
• Caio Blat: Leonardo Villas Boas
• Maiarim Kaiabi: Prepori
• Awakari Tuma Kaiabi: Pionim
• Adana Kambeba: Kaiulu
• Tapaié Waurá: Izaquiri
• Totomai Yawalapiti: Guerreiro Kalapalo
• Maria Flor Marina
• Augusto Madeira: Noel Nutels
• Fábio Lago: Bamburra

Xingu is a Brazilian movie from 2012. He had presented at the 2012 Berlinale and its world premiere was on February 11, 2012 in the category " Panorama". Subsequently, he was third, behind and at the presentation of the Audience Award.

Action

He deals with the struggle of the brothers Villas-Boas is a sanctuary for the Indian tribes along the Xingu River in the Amazon region of Brazil. The film story takes place from 1943 well into the 1960s and was filmed in 2011 with the participation of directly affected groups of Indians. Images and sound draw the viewer using detail and close-ups into first completely unexpected situations.

Criticism

" Director Cao Hamburger portrays the customs and culture of the tribes and lovingly detailed. At the same time, the film manages to stay close to the protagonists and to show their personal development. Success and failures, joy and sorrow, love and death are close together in the wilderness. The story is told though exciting, but still has some length. "

Production

The production budget was around 13 million euros, with the cosmetics company contributing more than a third of them.