France / May 07, 1987 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the tree still rooted and alive, and that has ceased to be used and is only known by the oldest Lawalapiti men.
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Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cidadão Jatobá |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Aboim Produções e Artes, Embrafilme |
| Release date | 7 maggio 1987 |
| Executive producer | Maria Luiza d'Aboim |
| Writer | Maria Luiza d'Aboim |
| Editing | Maria Luiza d'Aboim, Maria Elisa Freire, Neli Pereira |
| Cinematography | John Howard Szerman, Nélio Ferreira, Primo Falcirolli |
| Assistant directors | Maria Luiza d'Aboim |
| Camera operators | Nélio Ferreira, Primo Falcirolli, John Howard Szerman |
| Additional photography | Nélio Ferreira, Primo Falcirolli, John Howard Szerman |
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