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BirdWatchers (2008)
  
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Directed
by:
Marco Bechis |
AKA
La
terra degli uomini rossi |
COUNTRY
Italy/Brazil |
GENRE
Drama |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Fuglekikkere |
RUNNING
TIME
104
minutes |
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Produced
by:
Marco Bechis
Caio Gullane
Fabiano Gullane
Amedeo Pagani |
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Written by:
Marco Bechis
Luiz Bolognesi |
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Cast includes:
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ACTOR/ACTRESS |
RATING |
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Roberto |
Claudio Santamaria |
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Lia |
Alicélia Batista Cabreira |
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Beatrice |
Chiara Caselli |
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Osvaldo |
Abrísio da Silva Pedro |
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Dimas |
Matheus Nachtergaele |
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Nádio |
Ambrósio Vilhava |
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Irineu |
Ademilson Concianza Verga |
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Moreira |
Leonardo Medeiros |
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Mami |
Eliane Juca da Silva |
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Maria |
Fabiane Pereira da Silva |
Review
BirdWatchers is
a tale of a group of disillusioned Guarani-Kaiowa Indians
in inland Brazil who, in a desperate attempt to regain their pride and
history, set up a camp on the edge of a big farmer's land. With
noticeable unprofessional actors and uneven production values, the film
depends on its director for dramatic effect. His name is Marco
Belchis – a Chilean-Italian filmmaker whose 1999 film Garage Olimpio
was in the Cannes selection. At times, BirdWatchers is both
riveting and poignant, but it is so indistinctly edited and told that it
is difficult to know exactly what Belchis is trying to say. The
Indians are rarely presented in a charming or interesting manner, and
yet the ending reveals that what we have been watching has been an
extended begging letter. It's a questionable move by a filmmaker who
seems to think that being unbiased in his presentation would be
sufficient to create an effective film.
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