The Amazon, a New Minamata?

This documentary follows the saga of the Munduruku people to contain the destructive impact of gold mining on their ancestral territory, while revealing how the disease of Minamata, resulting from mercury contamination, threatens the inhabitants of the entire Amazon today.

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Documentary

Nacional

Animation

Priscilla Brasil

Direction

Jorge Bodanzky

Production

João Roni e Nuno Godolphim

Editing

Bruna Callegari

Cinematography

Paulo Gambale Maká

Country of origin

Brazil

Festivals and Awards

Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo
Festival de Brasília
Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes
Festival de Cinema e Cultura Indígena (FeCCI)
DOCS Mx, México
Festival Internacional Amazônida de Cinema de Fronteira – FIA CINEFRONT, França e outros

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