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  • Children of the Amazon (2008)
  • Not Rated
    72 min | Documentary
Children of the Amazon (2008)
Not Rated
72 min | Documentary
CHILDREN OF THE AMAZON follows Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmekhol as she travels a modern highway deep into the Amazon in search of the Indigenous Surui and Negarote children she photographed fifteen years ago. Part road movie, part time ...See moreCHILDREN OF THE AMAZON follows Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmekhol as she travels a modern highway deep into the Amazon in search of the Indigenous Surui and Negarote children she photographed fifteen years ago. Part road movie, part time travel, her journey tells the story of what happened to life in the largest forest on Earth when a road was built straight through its heart. Zmekhol's cinematic journey combines intimate interviews with her personal and poetic meditation on environmental devastation, resistance, and renewal. See less
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Director
Denise Zmekhol
Writers
Denise Bostrom (written by) | Ellen Bruno (written by) | Olivia Crawford (written by) | Michael J. Moore (written by)
Composers
Badi Assad | Nana Vasconcelos (music composed by)
Cinematographer
Antonio Luiz Mendes
Editor
Jennifer Chinlund
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Updated Oct 4, 2008
Release date
Oct 4, 2008 (United States)

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Chico Mendes
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Elenira Mendes
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Altas Horas (2000)
Almir Narayamoga Surui's primary photo
Almir Narayamoga Surui
Surui Leader (as Chief Almir Surui) Surui Leader (as Chief Almir Surui)   See fewer
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