Amazonia (film)
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Thierry Ragobert |
| Written by | Johanne Bernard Luiz Bolognesi Louis-Paul Desanges Luc Marescot Thierry Ragobert |
| Produced by | Stéphane Millière Laurent Baujard Debora Ivanov Gabriel Lacerda Caio Gullane Fabiano Gullane |
| Cinematography | Gustavo Hadba Manuel Teran Jérôme Bouvier |
| Edited by | Nadine Verdier |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
Production companies | Le Pacte Biloba Films Gullane France 2 Cinéma Gedeon Programmes Imovision Globo Filmes Canal+ France Télévisions Riofilme Telecine |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Brazil France |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$26 million[1] |
Amazonia (Portuguese: Amazônia) is a 2013 Brazilian-French adventure drama film co-written and directed by Thierry Ragobert. The main character of the film is Sai (Castanha in the Brazilian version), a young capuchin monkey raised in captivity. After a plane crash strands him in the Amazon rainforest, he must find his way amongst the beauty and danger that exists within the Amazon.[2]
Though the film's narration lends it the feel of documentary, the story of Sai's struggle is fictionalized. The filmmakers used former pet monkeys from a Brazilian sanctuary to shoot the scenes involving capuchins.[3] The English version is narrated by Martin Sheen.[4]
Amazonia was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[5] and closed the festival.[6]
References
- ^ Superprodução filmada em 3D na Amazônia abre o Festival do Rio – Revista O Grito! Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Revistaogrito.ne10.uol.com.br (20 September 2013). Retrieved on 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Amazonia'". 8 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Amazonia English press kit" (PDF).
- ^ "Amazonia". IMDB. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Out of Competition". labiennale. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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