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Xingu/Terra (1981)

Directed by Maureen Bisilliat
1h 14minruntime
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Plot

Directed by the photographer Maureen Bisilliat, the documentary portraits the everyday life in the indigenous village of Mehinaku, in Alto Xingu, showing the planting and harvest of cassava, the fishing, the preparation of the annatto ink, the modeling of the domestic ceramics, the division of tasks between men and women, the work at the collective land, the relationship between parents and children, the marriage ceremony, the exchange with other villages and the great celebration of the Yamuricumã party.

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleXingu/Terra
Original languagePortuguês (PT)
Spoken languagesPortuguês
Production countriesBrazil
StatusReleased
Production companiesTaba Filmes
Release date6 giugno 1981
ProductionSidnei Paiva Lopes
WriterMaureen Bisilliat
EditingRoberto Gervitz
CinematographyLúcio Kodato
Assistant directorsMaureen Bisilliat
Camera operatorsLúcio Kodato
Additional photographyLúcio Kodato

Release dates

Theatrical release

Brazil / Jun 06, 1981

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