Terceiro Milênio

Story

Synopsis

August, 1980. Evandro Carreira, a Brazilian senator leaves his party's office in Manaus to visit his constituents in the state of Amazonas. Interviews with farmhands, loggers, explorer Paulo Lucena, Brazilian and Peruvian Indians and a representative of the National Indian Foundation (Funai) were recorded from the city of Benjamin Constant to the village of Cavalo Cocho. A visit to the indigenous village of the Ticunas and the lands of the Maiuruna people culminate with an interview and the actions of José Francisco da Cruz, a member of the Order of the Holy Cross. Throughout the trip, the economic potential of the Amazon and its problems (corruption in the indigenous policies and the pollution produced by factories) are shown.

Directors

Wolf Gauer, Jorge Bodanzky

Writers

Jorge Bodanzky

Language

Portuguese

Country

Brazil, Germany

Release date

1 August 1981

Ensemble

Cast

• Evandro Carreira

  Self

• Paulo Lucena

  Self

• Manuel

  Self

• José Francisco da Cruz

  Self