Xingu/Terra

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Released June 06, 1981

Overview

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.

Runtime

1h 14m


Origin Country

Brazil


Original Language

Portuguese


Original Title

Xingu/Terra


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Brazil

Spoken Languages

  • Português (Portuguese)

Production Companies

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    Taba Filmes

    Brazil

Crew

Posters

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