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The Dead and the Others

2019 · 114 min

A patient, quietly absorbing immersion into a man's wrenching conflict between tradition and modern life.

Directed by: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Genres: Drama
Starring: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô

Overview: Denying his duty and in order to escape a crucial process of becoming a shaman, Ihjãc runs away to the city. Far from his people and culture, he faces the reality of being an indigenous in contemporary Brazil.

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Directed by: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Genres: Drama
Starring: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
family
trauma
faith
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Written by: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza
Starring: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô, Iasmin Kropej Krahô, Osmar Kwycaké Krahô
Cinematography: Renée Nader Messora
Runtime: 114 min
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Languages: Guarani, Portuguese

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