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Released 18 years ago.
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Birdwatchers
2008 1h 44m IT
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6.8
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★6.1TMDB · 24🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 917
Drama
Synopsis
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Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the present. When a young Guarani-Kaiowá woman commits suicide, Nádio leads his community to form a protest camp on the borders of a local farm that sits on their ancestral burial ground.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Claudio Santamaria
Roberto
Alicélia Batista Cabreira
Lia
Chiara Caselli
Beatrice
Pedro Abrísio da Silva
Osvaldo
Matheus Nachtergaele
Dimas
Ambrósio Vilhava
Nádio
Ademilson Concianza Verga
Irineu
Leonardo Medeiros
Moreira
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marco Bechis
- Writers
- Lara Fremder, Marco Bechis, Luiz Bolognesi
- Languages
- English, Guarani, Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil, Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Guarani, Portuguese.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Brazil, Italy.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Marco Bechis, shot by Hélcio Alemão Nagamine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Claudio Santamaria and Alicélia Batista Cabreira and Chiara Caselli carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1054674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marco Bechis directs. Hélcio Alemão Nagamine behind the camera. Andrea Guerra scores. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in Brazil, Italy. Dialogue in English, Guarani, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Guarani, Portuguese.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Brazil, Italy.
- 4Directed by Marco Bechis, shot by Hélcio Alemão Nagamine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Claudio Santamaria and Alicélia Batista Cabreira and Chiara Caselli carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1054674 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hélcio Alemão Nagamine
- Original score
- Andrea Guerra
- Editing
- Jacopo Quadri
- Costume design
- Caterina Giargia
- Makeup / hair
- Uirandê Holanda
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 917 votes
- MPAA
- Unrated
Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations
Also by
Marco Bechis
Production companies
Who made it
- CL
Classic Productions
IT
- KA
Karta Film
IT
Gullane Entretenimento
BR
MiC
IT
RAI Cinema
IT
Key crew
- EditorJacopo Quadri
- MusicAndrea Guerra
- ProducerMarco Bechis
- Executive ProducerMarco Bechis
- Executive ProducerAriene Ferreira
- ProducerCaio Gullane
- Executive ProducerCaio Gullane
- ProducerFabiano Gullane
- Co-Executive ProducerSônia Império Hamburger
- ProducerDébora Ivanov
- ProducerGabriel Lacerda
- Executive ProducerDaniele Mazzocca
- ProducerMariana Mecchi
- Production AssistantClaudia Melissa
- ProducerAmedeo Pagani
- CinematographyHélcio Alemão Nagamine
- Art DirectionClovis Bueno
- Art DirectionCaterina Giargia
- Costume DesignCaterina Giargia
- Costume DesignerValeria Stefani
- Makeup ArtistUirandê Holanda
- Post Production SupervisorCesare Apolito
- Production ManagerWaltinho Magalhães Filho
- Production ManagerAndré Montenegro
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- downfall
- indigenous peoples
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-08-31
Also known as
International titles
- La terre des hommes rougesFR
- La terra degli uomini rossiIT
- Birdwatchers - Das Land der roten MenschenDE
- FuglekikkereNO
- BirdWatchers - A Terra dos Homens VermelhosPT
- BirdWatchers - Zeme rudých lidíCZ
- Terra VermelhaBR
- I gi ton kokkinon anthroponGR
