Lands
Sustainable Communities • 1h 15m
Directed by Maya Da-Rin • Documentary • 2009 • 75 minutes
On the triple frontier between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, the twin towns of LetТcia and Tabatinga form an urban island surrounded by the Amazon rain-forest. Following the ordinary events and the constant come and go of people along the border, Lands portrays the presence and the influence of the frontier on the lives of its inhabitants.
"A gorgeous work of art." —Variety
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