Tainá: An Amazon Adventure

"They have a mission: protect nature from man's wickedness."

2001 1h 30m PT

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 47

FamilyFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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A brave and bold indigenous girl, protector of her jungle and its wild life and guided by her shaman grandfather, pairs with a boy from the big city, against animal traffickers in the Amazon forest.

“They have a mission: protect nature from man's wickedness.”

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Cast

Eunice Baía
Tainá
Caio Romei
Joninho
Ruy Polanah
Tigê
Jairo Mattos
Rudi
Branca de Camargo
Isabel
Betty Erthal
Meg
Luiz Carlos Tourinho
Smith
Alexandre Zacchia
Shoba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sérgio Bloch
Writers: Claudia Levay, Reinaldo Moraes
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Taina Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sérgio Bloch, shot by Marcelo Corpanni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Diana Vasconcellos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Eunice Baía and Caio Romei and Ruy Polanah carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They have a mission: protect nature from man's wickedness.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sérgio Bloch directs. Marcelo Corpanni behind the camera. Diana Vasconcellos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Taina Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sérgio Bloch, shot by Marcelo Corpanni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Diana Vasconcellos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eunice Baía and Caio Romei and Ruy Polanah carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They have a mission: protect nature from man's wickedness.".
9IMDB entry: tt0264079 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.