Poster for Xingu/Terra

Xingu/Terra

1981 1 hour 14 minutes
60/100

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Directed by the photographer Maureen Bisilliat, the documentary portraits the everyday life in the indigenous village of Mehinaku, in Alto Xingu, showing the planting and harvest of cassava, the fishing, the preparation of the annatto ink, the modeling of the domestic ceramics, the division of tasks between men and women, the work at the collective land, the relationship between parents and children, the marriage ceremony, the exchange with other villages and the great celebration of the Yamuricumã party.

Released

6th June 1981

45 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 14 minutes

Finishes at 4:44pm

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

  • TMDb Logo

    50%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    60%

Directed by

Maureen Bisilliat

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Written by

Maureen Bisilliat

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