BirdWatchers
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| BirdWatchers (La terra degli uomini rossi) | |
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| Directed by | Marco Bechis |
| Written by | Marco Bechis, Luiz Bolognesi |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2008, (2009 UK) |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Italy, Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese, Guarani, English |
BirdWatchers (La terra degli uomini rossi) is a 2008 film drama set in Brazil directed by Marco Bechis. It depicts the breakdown of a community of Guarani-Kaiowa native Indians whilst attempting to reclaim their ancestral land from a local farmer.
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Production notes [edit]
The movie was shot over ten weeks in 2007 with a cast that had never acted before and without use of a script.
Awards [edit]
- 2010 One World Media Award in the Drama category, by unanimous vote of the jury.[1]
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Official BirdWatchers film website
- Guarani Survival Fund - Guarani fund launched with an appeal at the end of the film
- BirdWatchers - La terra degli uomini rossi at the Internet Movie Database
- Guardian review by Tom Phillips, retrieved 11/09/09
