Birdwatchers

Birdwatchers

2008 · 104 min · IT · 6.1 (24 votes)
Dir. Marco Bechis · Starring Claudio Santamaria, Alicélia Batista Cabreira, Chiara Caselli, Pedro Abrísio da Silva, Matheus Nachtergaele, Ambrósio Vilhava · Music Andrea Guerra
Drama

Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the present. When a young Guarani-Kaiowá woman commits suicide, Nádio leads his community to form a protest camp on the borders of a local farm that sits on their ancestral burial ground.

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A quiet, yet powerful, film that immerses you in the deep-rooted struggles of a community fighting for their ancestral lands. It feels like bearing witness to history, with a profound sense of place and quiet dignity.

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