Karuara, People of the River (2024)

- Original title
- Karuara, la gente del río
- Directed by
- Miguel Aráoz Cartagena, Stephanie Boyd
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Peru, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows the Cocama people of the Peruvian Amazon as they fight to protect the Marañón River which they believe is a living being inhabited by spirits called karuaras. It shows their traditions and their connection to the rainforest while condemning the cultural genocide they face.
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What happens
Karuara, la gente del río é un filme documental peruano-canadense de 2024 dirixido por Stephanie Boyd e Miguel Aráoz Cartagena. Foi coproducido e protagonizado por Mari Luz Canaquiri, e narra, dende unha perspectiva espiritual e profunda, que o río Marañón é un ser vivo no que habitan os espíritos karuaras. O filme é unha denuncia do xenocidio cultural cocama e fai un chamamento á acción para salvar a Amazonía. Tamén convida a coñecer e comprender as tradicións e a conexión entre o pobo cocama e a selva. O filme gañou os premios a Mellor Filme Peruano e Mellor Filme do Público no Festival de Cinema de Lima de 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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