Landless

(Chão)
Camila Freitas | Documentary

2019 | 110 minutes | Brazil

An insight into every day life of Brazilian Landless Workers Movement's, divided between tilling the land, political activism, and talk of what a better future might look like.

Synopsis

In an occupied land belonging to a sugarcane processing plant, the Landless Workers Movement fights to press the government into making land reform and settling the families encamped. While conservative forces gain more space than ever in the country, encamped people dream of self-determination.

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Main credits

Freitas, Camila (screenwriter)
Freitas, Camila (film director)
Freitas, Camila (film producer)
Meliande, Marina (screenwriter)

Other credits

Cinematographer, Camila Freitas, Cris Lyra, Carol Matias; editors, Frederico Benevides, Marina Meliande; music, Michelle Agnes, Celio Barros.


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Festivals

Berlin International Film Festival; São Paulo International Film Festival; Doclisboa International Film Festival; Cinéma du Réel

DIRECTOR: Camila Freitas

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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