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Conversas no Maranhão (1983)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Andrea Tonacci

Synopsis

A documentary on the Canela Apãniekra (Timbira) community in Brazil. Showing their daily habits, political struggle, oral tradition and the formation of space in Barra do Corda, Maranhão.

Actors

Crews

Andrea Tonacci
Andrea Tonacci
Director
Andrea Tonacci
Andrea Tonacci
Cinematography
Bruno de André
Bruno de André
Editor

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Conversas no Maranhão (Andrea Tonacci, 1983)

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