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Birdwatchers

Original title: La terra degli uomini rossi - Birdwatchers
  • 2008
  • Unrated
  • 1h 44m
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6.8/10
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Birdwatchers (2008)
When a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to re-inhabit their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner's fields, tensions escalate.
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When a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to re-inhabit their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner's fields, tensions escalate.When a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to re-inhabit their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner's fields, tensions escalate.When a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to re-inhabit their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner's fields, tensions escalate.

  • Director
    • Marco Bechis
  • Writers
    • Marco Bechis
    • Luiz Bolognesi
    • Lara Fremder
  • Stars
    • Claudio Santamaria
    • Alicélia Batista Cabreira
    • Chiara Caselli
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    916
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Bechis
    • Writers
      • Marco Bechis
      • Luiz Bolognesi
      • Lara Fremder
    • Stars
      • Claudio Santamaria
      • Alicélia Batista Cabreira
      • Chiara Caselli
    • 7User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Claudio Santamaria
    Claudio Santamaria
    • Roberto
    Alicélia Batista Cabreira
    • Lia
    Chiara Caselli
    Chiara Caselli
    • Beatrice
    Pedro Abrísio da Silva
    • Osvaldo
    Matheus Nachtergaele
    • Dimas
    Ambrósio Vilhava
    • Nádio
    Ademilson Concianza Verga
    • Irineu
    Leonardo Medeiros
    Leonardo Medeiros
    • Moreira - the farmer
    Eliane Juca da Silva
    • Mami
    Fabiane Pereira da Silva
    • Maria
    Taiane Arce
    • Kinha
    César Chedid
    • Farmer
    Temily Comar
    • Maria's friend
    Nelson Concianza
    • Nhanderu
    Luciane da Silva
    • Rosália
    Camila Caetano Ferreira
    • Elma
    Inéia Arce Gonçalves
    • Maid
    Urbano Palácio
    • Josimar
    • Director
      • Marco Bechis
    • Writers
      • Marco Bechis
      • Luiz Bolognesi
      • Lara Fremder
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    • Trivia
      The Indian characters truly belong to the Indian tribe of Brasilia Guaraní-Kaiowá and the story describes how these people really suffer in our days.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Osvaldo: I won, you lost!

    • Soundtracks
      Sacris solemnis
      Composed by Domenico Zipoli

      Performed by Coro de niños cantores de Córdoba, Affetti Musicali (Buenos Aires) and Ensemble Elyma

      Conducted by Gabriel Garrido

      Published by K617

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    Argentinian master director Marco Bechis has made a brilliant film about people who have been deprived of their own rights.
    The opening aerial shot of virgin Amazon forest with white people going for a boat ride to enjoy their bird watching trip would either jolt viewers to take notice of things to come or would make sensible people believe that what they are watching is not cinema but harsh reality which they cannot hardly choose to ignore.A modern day visual masterpiece about the daily struggle to survive by Guaraní-Kaiowá people,"Birdwatchers" can rightly be summarized as a white man's assault against Indian people.Due to Marco Bechis' controlled direction one can feel tremendous energy in the never ending game of life and death which takes place at a time when native Indian people are staking politically correct claims on their ancient lands.It is precisely this aspect of Marco Bechis' film which brings it closer to "Wo Die Gruenen Ameisen Trauemen" directed by legendary German director Werner Herzog.As Marco Bechis has set his film in Amazon rain forest zone,it is quite inevitable that comparisons will surely be made with films like Aguirre,Der Zorn Gottes directed by legendary genius Werner Herzog and "The Emerald Forest" directed by veteran John Boorman. However,Marco Bechis' film is quite different from these films as he has given human face to all tricky questions related to the existence and day to day survival of Indian people.This is the reason why issues of modernity, urbanism and consumerism have all been nicely tackled in this film.
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 2008 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Brazil
    • Official sites
      • Classic (Italy)
      • Océan Films (France)
    • Languages
      • Portuguese
      • Guarani
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Наблюдатели за птицами
    • Filming locations
      • Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Classic
      • Rai Cinema
      • Karta Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $830,867
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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