Xingu


1h 42m 2012

Brief Synopsis

During their exploration of central Brazil in 1943, Orlando, Claudio and Leonardo Villas-Bôas encounter the Xingu Indians. Passionately interested by what they discover about the customs and social systems of the cultures they discover, the brothers make a home among them. When half of a village die

Film Details

Also Known As
Xingu - A Expedição
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Nature
Period
Release Date
2012
Production Company
O2 Filmes ; Rezo Films
Distribution Company
Breaking Glass Pictures ; Universal Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

During their exploration of central Brazil in 1943, Orlando, Claudio and Leonardo Villas-Bôas encounter the Xingu Indians. Passionately interested by what they discover about the customs and social systems of the cultures they discover, the brothers make a home among them. When half of a village dies of an influenza epidemic, the brothers devote their lives to protecting the Xingu peoples, preserving Xingu culture and to the creation of a Xingu National Park.

Film Details

Also Known As
Xingu - A Expedição
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Nature
Period
Release Date
2012
Production Company
O2 Filmes ; Rezo Films
Distribution Company
Breaking Glass Pictures ; Universal Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States March 14, 2014

Released in United States 2012

Released in United States 2012 (Spotlight)

Released in United States 2012 (World Cinema)

dialogue Portuguese

Limited Release in United States March 14, 2014