Amazon Forever (2004)

Director
Jean-Pierre Dutilleux

Main cast
Aurélien Wiik; Murilo Elbas; Anna Carolina Vigo; José Steimberg

Genres
Drama

Description
Nicholas is a young cinematographer, shooting a documentary about the ancient tribal ritual in an Indian village near the Amazon, where he fell in love with the daughter of a chief, at the same time more and more like the side of the original dailylife, and a more in-depth understanding of their ancient customs, however, he found where deforestation has become increasingly serious ......


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