What I rather appreciated about this documentary film is that it presents us with a couple of perspectives to the dilemma faced by both the indigenous Uru Eu Wau Wau tribe and of the would-be farmers who are bent on deforestation in Brazil's remote Amazon rainforest. The former live on their ostensibly "protected" territory, constantly vigilant to the aspirations of the encroaching people who burn down and clear…
The battle for home.
The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazilians. Though promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, they have faced illegal incursions from environmentally destructive logging and mining, and, most recently, land-grabbing invasions spurred on by right-wing politicians like President Jair Bolsonaro. With deforestation escalating as a result, the stakes have become global.
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Bitaté Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
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Neidinha Bandeira
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Ari Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
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Txai Suruí
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What is The Territory about?
The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazilians. Though promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, they have faced illegal incursions from environmentally…
When was The Territory released?
The Territory was released in 2022.
What genres does The Territory belong to?
The Territory is categorised as Documentary.
Who stars in The Territory?
The cast of The Territory includes Bitaté Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Neidinha Bandeira, Ari Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Txai Suruí.