Synopsis
The Xingu, a tributary of the Amazon, is home to over 10.000 indigenous people who rely on the river for survival. The Brazilian government, however, keen to develop the region, is proposing what would be the world’s third largest hydroelectric dam, threatening to destroy the biodiversity of the Xingu River Basin and deprive these people of their rights to a sustainable future. In January 2009, over 100,000 Brazilians gathered in Belem for the World Social Forum, where the people of the Xingu made their voices heard, and made clear that they will not stand by to watch the death of the river and the extinction of their culture.
Awards
2010. Seattle International Film Festival. USA (Nominated for the category Film Presented)