''Raoni'' (also known as ''Raoni: The Fight for the Amazon'') is a 1978 French-Belgian

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

directed by

Jean-Pierre Dutilleux Jean-Pierre Dutilleux (born 13 October 1949) is a Belgian author, activist, film director, actor and editor of films. Career During his 40-year career, Jean-Pierre Dutilleux has made thirty films, including a dozen in Amazonia, taken thousan ...

and Luiz Carlos Saldanha on the life of

Raoni Metuktire Raoni Metuktire (born in 1932), also known as Chief Raoni or Ropni, is an Indigenous Brazilian leader and environmentalist. He is a chief of the Kayapo people, a Brazilian Indigenous group from the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Pará in B ...

. The film portrays issues surrounding the survival of the indigenous tribes of north central Brazil. It was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment in ...

for

Best Documentary Feature Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

Actors

The actors who played in this movie were Marlon Brando, Clive Kelly,

Jacques Perrin Jacques Perrin (born Jacques André Simonet; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Early life Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in P ...

Paulo César Pereio Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (born 19 October 1940), is a Brazilian actor. Selected filmography * '' The Brave Warrior'' (1968) *'' Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica'' (1974) * '' A Queda'' (1976) * '' Lucio Flav ...

, Raoni and Cláudio Villas Boas.

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* 1978 films 1978 documentary films 1970s English-language films French documentary films French independent films Anthropology documentary films Belgian documentary films Belgian independent films 1978 independent films English-language French films English-language Belgian films 1970s French films {{Belgium-film-stub

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