Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky

Story Line

During the height of the military dictatorship, Jorge Bodanzky documented the construction of the Humboldt University [research station] in Mato Grosso. While flying over the surrounding area—amidst the dense, unbroken forest—he captured an intriguing image: a large maloca (communal indigenous dwelling) where the inhabitants were attempting to strike the plane with arrows. Half a century later, the filmmaker uses this moment as a starting point to revisit—without a script—his long-standing connection to the Amazon and the story behind that image, through an approach that is both spontaneous and intimate.

Top Cast

Jorge Bodanzky

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João Carlos Barroso

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Vitale Joanoni Neto

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Pedro Paulo Lomba

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Salomé Marques

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Antonio Paulo

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