Birdwatchers (film)
| BirdWatchers | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Marco Bechis |
| Written by | Marco Bechis Luiz Bolognesi |
| Produced by | Amedeo Pagani Marco Bechis Fabiano Gullane Caio Gullane |
| Starring | Claudio Santamaria Alicélia Batista Cabreira Chiara Caselli |
| Cinematography | Hélico Alemão Nagamine |
| Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
| Music by | Andrea Guerra |
Production companies | Classic Rai Cinema Karta Film Gullane Filmes |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribution (Italy) Paris Filmes (Brazil) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Italy Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese Guarani English |
| Budget | €3 million[2] |
| Box office | $7,263[3] |
BirdWatchers (Template:Lang-it) is a 2008 Brazilian-Italian drama film 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.
Cast
- Claudio Santamaria as Roberto
- Alicélia Batista Cabreira as Lia
- Chiara Caselli as Beatrice
- Abrísio da Silva Pedro as Osvaldo
- Ademilson Concianza Verga as Irineu
- Ambrósio Vilhalva as Nádio
- Matheus Nachtergaele as Dimas
- Fabiane Pereira da Silva as Maria
- Eliane Juca da Silva as Mami
- Nelson Concianza as Nhanderu
- Leonardo Medeiros as Moreira
- Inéia Arce Gonçalves as maid
- Poli Fernandez Souza as Tito
- Urbano Palácio as Josimar
Production
The film was shot in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul[2] over ten weeks in 2007 with a cast whose most members had never acted before and without use of a script.
The songs "Sacris solemnis" and "O gloriosa virginum" were composed by the Italian Jesuit Domenico Zipoli who went to South America to live at the Jesuit Reductions.
Awards
- 2010 One World Media Award in the Drama category, by unanimous vote of the jury.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Miranda, Débora. "Crítica: 'Terra vermelha' expõe conflitos de valores indígenas". G1 (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b Boscov, Isabela (26 November 2008). "Razões e Desrazões". Veja (in Portuguese). Editora Abril. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2008 Brazil Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/6133
External links
- 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 IMDb
- Guardian review by Tom Phillips, retrieved 11/09/09
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