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The Dead and the Others

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A 15-year-old indigenous Krahô from the north of Brazil flees his village for the city after the death of his father.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 06/17/2020
4/5
A very intriguing film, gentle, quietist, transcendental. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 05/26/2018
More than merely respectful, the film succeeds in showing a self-sufficient society aware of the outside world yet choosing to remain true to its traditions and distinct rhythm of life. Go to Full Review Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter 05/17/2018
The Dead and the Others is an admirably committed enterprise. Sadly, as a cinematic experience, it is flat and functional. Go to Full Review Tom Baily The Arts Desk 06/27/2020
4/5
It is a film of startling visual power and mood, with a drifting storyline that becomes bizarrely captivating. Go to Full Review Mirito Torreiro Fotogramas 08/09/2019
4/5
A cinematic allegation that, without a doubt, would have excited the filmmaker Jean Rouch. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) 08/09/2019
First film spoken in the Krahô dialect, 'The Dead and the Others' builds its fiction from the experiences and memory of its protagonists. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/05/2020 The tone and visuals of this film are mesmerizing. See more Guillermo D @RT73642164 05/17/2020 A beautiful coming-of-age film built under the cosmology of the amazonian people. See more Read all reviews
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Renée Nader Messora

Director

João Salaviza

Director

Henrique Ihjãc Krahô

Ihjãc

Raene Kôtô Krahô

Kôtô

Douglas Tiepre Krahô

Actor

Iasmin Kropej Krahô

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Movie Info

Synopsis A 15-year-old indigenous Krahô from the north of Brazil flees his village for the city after the death of his father.
Director
Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Producer
Ricardo Alves Jr., Thiago Macêdo Correia, João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora
Screenwriter
Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Production Co
Ancine - Agência Nacional do Cinema, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
1h 54m