Amazonia | |
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Directed by | Thierry Ragobert |
Written by | Johanne Bernard Luiz Bolognesi Louis-Paul Desanges Luc Marescot Thierry Ragobert |
Produced by | Stéphane Millière Laurent Baujard Debora Ivanov Gabriel Lacerda Caio Gullane Fabiano Gullane |
Cinematography | Gustavo Hadba Manuel Teran Jérôme Bouvier |
Edited by | Nadine Verdier |
Music by | Bruno Coulais |
Production companies | Gullane Biloba Films France 2 Cinéma Le Pacte Gedeon Programmes Imovision Globo Filmes Canal+ France Télévisions Riofilme Telecine |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Brazil France |
Language | Portuguese |
Budget | R$26 million[1] |
Amazonia (Portuguese: Amazônia) is a 2013 Brazilian-French adventure drama film co-written and directed by Thierry Ragobert. It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[2] and closed the festival.[3] The main character of the film is Sai (Castanha in the Brazilian version), a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity. After a plane crash strands him in the Amazon rainforest, he must find his way amongst the beauty and danger that exists within the Amazon.[4]