Raoni - An Unusual International Friendship Jean-Pierre Dutilleux’s “Raoni - An Unsual Friendship“ screened Tuesday at the Cine Odeon and will screen again on Friday at Estação NET Rio 4 at 16.30.
Presented in the Cannes market when Raoni himself went up the Palais’s famous red carpet, Jean-Pierre Dutilleux’s “Raoni - An Unsual Friendship“ had its official world premier Tuesday at the Cine Odeon. There is another chance to see the documentary on Friday at Estação NET Rio 4 at 16.30.
The film tells the long and unusual story of the friendship between tha Kaiapó chief Raoni and the Belgium filmmaker Jean-Pierre Dutilleux. Dutilleux has been filming the great chief through his lens since 1973. In 1978, his documentary Raoni, narrated by Marlon Brando, was nominated for an Oscar and presented Raoni to the world. “Raoni – An Unusual Friendship” is a tribute to the great indigenous leader, a symbol of the battle for the indigenous people's rights, their culture and the Amazon forest.
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