Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
2024•1h 43m•Released
Documentary
A botanical expedition in Ecuador's Amazon becomes a medium for an indigenous Huaorani community to remember the genocidal colonization it suffered in the 1960s. Meanwhile, a group of ecologists from the capital tries to stop oil exploitation in the last remaining forests where the isolated Huaoranis still live, who to this day refuse to come into contact with civilization.
Director
Manolo Sarmiento
Languages
Spanish
Studio
La Maquinita
Production
Company
La Maquinita
Company
Avoa Filmes
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