The Wind Blows the Border
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1h 17m
Directed by Laura Faerman, Marina Weis • Documentary • 2022 • 77 minutes
On the violent border between Brazil and Paraguay, a battle wages between agribusiness and indigenous sovereignty. An indigenous teacher and a lawyer with strong relations to Bolsonarist federal power are on opposite sides of the Guarani-Kaiowá people's struggle for their land.
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