Amazonia (film)

Amazonia
Promotional release poster
Directed byThierry Ragobert
Written byJohanne Bernard
Luiz Bolognesi
Louis-Paul Desanges
Luc Marescot
Thierry Ragobert
Produced byStéphane Millière
Laurent Baujard
Debora Ivanov
Gabriel Lacerda
Caio Gullane
Fabiano Gullane
CinematographyGustavo Hadba
Manuel Teran
Jérôme Bouvier
Edited byNadine Verdier
Music byBruno Coulais
Production
companies
Gullane
Biloba Films
France 2 Cinéma
Le Pacte
Gedeon Programmes
Imovision
Globo Filmes
Canal+
France Télévisions
Riofilme
Telecine
Release dates
  • 7 September 2013 (2013-09-07) (Venice)
  • 27 November 2013 (2013-11-27) (France)
  • 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26) (Brazil)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBrazil
France
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$26 million[1]

Amazonia (Portuguese: Amazônia) is a 2013 Brazilian-French adventure drama film co-written and directed by Thierry Ragobert. It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[2] and closed the festival.[3] The main character of the film is Sai (Castanha in the Brazilian version), a capuchin monkey born and 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.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Out of Competition". labiennale. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Venice film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Film Review: 'Amazonia'". 8 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2016.