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Bauxita

2023 · 15 min

A quiet, urgent short documentary that leaves you with a knot of unease over a community standing against powerful interests.

Tagline
In Brazil, the rural community of Belisário was shaken when the beloved Friar Gilberto received a death threat followed by the lines: "you've been talking against mining way too much".
Overview
Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries for environmentalists. The rural community of Belisário holds the country's second largest bauxite reserve, right below one of the most bio-diverse areas in the world: the Atlantic Forest. The small community was shaken when the beloved Gilberto, a Franciscan Friar, received a death threat followed by the lines: "you've been talking against mining way too much". PT: O Brasil é um dos países mais perigosos do mundo para defensores do meio ambiente. Em Minas Gerais, a comunidade rural de Belisário abriga a segunda maior reserva de bauxita do país, em uma das áreas de maior biodiversidade do mundo: a Mata Atlântica. A tranquilidade do pequeno vilarejo foi abalada quando Frei Gilberto, um franciscano que dedica sua vida à preservação da natureza, recebeu uma ameaça de morte com o seguinte aviso: "você tem falado demais contra a mineração".

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • corruption
  • power
  • faith
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Thamara Pereira
Cinematography
Thamara Pereira
Runtime
15 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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