Directed by:
Cao HamburgerScreenplay:
Elena SoarezCinematography:
Adriano GoldmanComposer:
Beto VillaresPlots(1)
During their exploration of central Brazil in 1943 the brothers Orlando, Claudio and Leonardo Villas-Bôas encounter the Xingu Indians. Passionately interested by what they discover about the customs and social systems of the other's culture, the brothers and the indigenous people decide to build an airstrip together. However, it is not until half the population of one village dies of an influenza epidemic, that the brothers realise their true vocation. From this point on they devote their lives to protecting the Xingu peoples, preserving Xingu culture and to the creation of a Xingu National Park.
In doing so, the brothers find out that they are not only obliged to take a stand against a corrupt network of ministers and military; fascinated by their discovery of a hitherto unknown lifestyle, their contradictory feelings soon overwhelm and isolate them. Nonetheless, with dogged persistence they manage to find their way back to their initial goal of supporting the Xinguanos' struggle for survival.
Stunning images of unspoilt wilderness and an atmospheric soundtrack marks the beginning of this key piece of Brazilian history. The unconditional courage and inexhaustible hope behind these protagonists' revolutionary visions has not dissipated; rather, it continues to inspire.
(Berlinale)
Reviews (1)
Cinemax made me incredibly happy once again when they prepared for me for Sunday night a movie that was exactly to my liking. Xingu is a Brazilian movie that in my opinion is very topical now. It shows what the Spaniards did when they invaded Brazilian soil and decided to subdue it. With Xingu you know well how it’s going to end and what’s going to be happening in the movie, but despite all that it is a clear historical representation of the times and of the people on both sides. An excellently made movie in all respects, which arose my interest, educated me and showed me a world I don’t get to see very often in movies.
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