My Foreign Land
Directed by João Moreira Salles, Coletivo Lakapoy, Louise Botkay, Ubiratan Gamalodtaba Suruí, Xener Paiter Suruí, Christyann Ritse, Gisabel Borba Leite
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For the Suruí, an indigenous people in western Brazil, there was a lot at stake in the 2022 presidential elections. Under incumbent President Bolsonaro, logging and mining companies were given free rein in their territory. His opponent Lula, on the other hand, pledged to protect the Amazon and uphold Indigenous rights. Tribal leader Almir and his daughter, the young activist Txai Suruí, are each followed during their campaign in the final month before the elections. While Txai travels abroad to raise awareness about the destruction of the rainforest, Almir campaigns across the state of Rondônia, seeking support for his congressional bid.Read moreLess
For the Suruí, an indigenous people in western Brazil, there was a lot at stake in the 2022 presidential elections. Under incumbent President Bolsonaro, logging and mining companies were given free rein in their territory. His opponent Lula, on the other hand, pledged to protect the Amazon and uphold Indigenous rights. Tribal leader Almir and his daughter, the young activist Txai Suruí, are each followed during their campaign in the final month before the elections. While Txai travels abroad to raise awareness about the destruction of the rainforest, Almir campaigns across the state of Rondônia, seeking support for his congressional bid.
The story
For the Suruí, an indigenous people in western Brazil, there was a lot at stake in the 2022 presidential elections. Under incumbent President Bolsonaro, logging and mining companies were given free rein in their territory. His opponent Lula, on the other hand, pledged to protect the Amazon and uphold Indigenous rights. Tribal leader Almir and his daughter, the young activist Txai Suruí, are each followed during their campaign in the final month before the elections. While Txai travels abroad to raise awareness about the destruction of the rainforest, Almir campaigns across the state of Rondônia, seeking support for his congressional bid.
Cast & crew
Txai Suruí
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaExplore the crew
- Director
- João Moreira Salles
- Director
- Coletivo Lakapoy
- Director
- Louise Botkay
- Producer
- Maria Carlota Bruno
- Producer
- João Moreira Salles
- Editor
- João Moreira Salles
- Editor
- Eduardo Escorel
- Editor
- Laís Lifschitz
- Original Music Composer
- Pedro Leal David
- Director
- Ubiratan Gamalodtaba Suruí
- Director
- Xener Paiter Suruí
- Director
- Christyann Ritse
- Director
- Gisabel Borba Leite