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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Raul Julia | ... | Chico Mendes | |
| Carmen Argenziano | ... | Alfredo Sezero | |
| Sônia Braga | ... | Regina de Carvalho (as Sonia Braga) | |
| Kamala Lopez | ... | Ilzamar (as Kamela Dawson) | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Estate Boss | |
| Nigel Havers | ... | Steven Kaye | |
| Tomas Milian | ... | Darli Alves | |
| Esai Morales | ... | Jair | |
| Edward James Olmos | ... | Wilson Pinheiro | |
| Tony Plana | ... | Galvao | |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Tavora | |
| Carlos Carrasco | ... | Helio | |
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Jonathan Carrasco | ... | Genesio |
| Jeffrey Licon | ... | Young Chico Mendes | |
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José Pérez | ... | Moacir |
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Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder. Written by Rob Hartill
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liberation theology | non violent resistance | resistance | environmental crime | logging |Parents Guide:
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17 September 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story See more »Filming Locations:
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[invites a man on the audience and gives him a bunch of sticks]
Wilson Pinheiro: Break it. Break'em! C'mon. Try it.
[invites another man to do the same thing]
Wilson Pinheiro: Break it! No, can't do it. Not the strongest man in the world can ...
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A TV movie for the HBO network. See more »Goofs
During the scene of Wilson Pinheiro's execution, the characters are watching a well-known moment from the TV series Vale Tudo. This wouldn't be possible since this series would only be released in 1988 while Pinheiro was killed in 1980. See more »Quotes
Wilson Pinheiro: Jesus was a simple man. He came from simple people. He was like you, like us. He said very simple in a parabole. You take an ordinary stick and see what happens. Simply. Very easy to break it. But... you get the same kind of sticks and you put them all together. And what happens? Stand up.[invites a man on the audience and gives him a bunch of sticks]
Wilson Pinheiro: Break it. Break'em! C'mon. Try it.
[invites another man to do the same thing]
Wilson Pinheiro: Break it! No, can't do it. Not the strongest man in the world can ...
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This movie is about more than the destruction of the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. It's also about the truimph of people who come together for a worthy cause. The Burning Season does a great job of communicating the passions of all involved. The corporate interests are a little stereotyped. But the movie's focus is on Chico and the lives of the rubber tappers. Their struggle is presented in a believable fashion.