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Secrets of the Tribe

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2010 · 98 min Documentary TV Movie
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.

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Original Title Segredos da Tribo
Year 2010
Country Brazil, United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre Documentary, TV Movie
Director José Padilha
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (10 votes)

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Director José Padilha constructs a damning chronological account, relying on archival footage and the conflicting testimonies of the anthropologists themselves. He explores the dark underbelly of scientific fervor, where the subject of study becomes collateral damage.

What lingers after viewing is a profound unease about the ethics of observation and the legacy of Western intervention. A necessary, unsettling critique. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: José Padilha

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