Secrets of the Tribe

Overview

What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 22, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Brazil, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela

Production

DR,ARTE France Cinéma,YLE,BBC,HBO Documentary Films,SBS,Impact Partners,Avenue B Productions,Screen East,Zazen Producciones,Stampede Films

Cast

Patrick Tierney,Napoleon Chagnon,Ernesto Migliazza,Frank Salamone,Brian Ferguson,Raymond Hames,Jesus Cardozo,Marie Isabel Eguillor,Paul R. Gross,William Ironsand 8 more

Director

José Padilha

Producer

Dan Cogan,Sheila Nevins,Abigail Disney,James D'Arcy,Diana Barrett,Mike Chamberlain,Carol Nahra,Nick Fraser,Sheryl Crown,Jim Swartz,Marcos Prado

Cinematography

Reynaldo Zangrandi,Lula Carvalho

Music

João Nabuco

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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