The Territory

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022 (limited)
  • Genre: Documentary

  • Director: Alex Pritz
  • Producer(s): Darren Aronofsky, Lizzie Gillett, Sigrid Dyekjær, Alex Pritz, Will N. Miller, Gabriel Uchida
  • Studio: Picturehouse
  • Length: 1h 24m | Classification: G
  • Official Site: theterritory.film
  • Le Score Rotten Tomatoes®
    Tomatometer 97% Audience Score 81%

Synopsis

THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon. With awe-inspiring cinematography showcasing the titular landscape and richly textured sound design, the film takes audiences deep into the Uru-eu-wau-wau community and provides unprecedented access to the farmers and settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected Indigenous land. Partially shot by the Uru-eu-wau-wau people, the film relies on vérité footage captured over three years as the community risks their lives to set up their own news media team in the hopes of exposing the truth.

Cast

John Jarratt, Robert Taylor, Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington, Radha Mitchell, Stephen Curry, Heather Mitchell, Mia Wasikowska, Caroline Brazier, Geoff Morrell, Celia Ireland
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