The Roncador Mountains at West

Serra do Roncador ao Poente tells the original myth of the Xavante people who inhabit the central-western part of Brazil. The protagonist is Diogo Juruna who leads us through sites where cave paintings of the Xavante clans resist today. The paintings materialize the spirits they defend when "civilization" again turns against them and their lands. The moving episode of the death of Colonel Pimentel Barbosa, which occurred in 1941, is told by the Xavante. The language and the land consolidate the importance of culture and the warrior-like attitude of the rituals of courage and firmness with which the Xavante defend their rights.

  • Armando Sampaio Lacerda
    Director
    Juruna, o Espírito da Floresta
  • Armando Sampaio Lacerda
    Writer
  • Armando Sampaio Lacerda
    Producer
  • Liloye Brigitte Boubli
    Producer
  • Diogo Amho Juruna
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 19, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Armando Lacerda
    Sales Agent
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Armando Sampaio Lacerda

AL é cineasta e documentarista formado pela Universidade de Brasília. A obra abrange o ambiente politico do seu tempo com destaque para "Juruna, O espírito da Floresta" inspirada na vida do cacique e deputado federal Mário Juruna, falecido em 2002. "Cora doce Coralina", "Arraes Taí ", "O futuro e eu, Tributo a Vladimir Maiakóvski e Oscar Niemeyer", "O Comendador ", "Janela para os Pirineus ", "A Guerra do Contestado". Último lançamento é "A Serra do Roncador ao Poente", de dezembro de 2022 e "Sertão Sertões" em parceria com Sérgio Rezende, em produção.

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