Released Date:
2010-01-22
Languages:
English, French, Portuguese
Countries:
UK, Brazil, France
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (235 Reviews)
Director:
Josè PadilhaGenres:
DocumentaryThe field of anthropology goes under the magnifying glass in this fiery investigation of the seminal research on Yanomami Indians. In the 1960s and '70s, a steady stream of anthropologists filed into the Amazon Basin to observe this "virgin" society untouched by modern life. Thirty years later, the events surrounding this infiltration have become a scandalous tale of academic ethics and infighting.
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