At the heart of Brazilian agribusiness, indigenous teacher Alenir Aquino Ximendes fights for her community’s right to their ancestral lands. On the opposite side of this dispute is the heiress of these lands – Luana Ruiz Silva, a powerful anti-indigenous lawyer.

This story takes place on the violent and devastated border between Brazil and Paraguay, in the Nande Ru Marangatu Indigenous Territory – land disputed by Guarani-Kaiowá indigenous people, who have inhabited the region for at least 1500 years, and farmers who arrived there in the 1940s.

Starting from this dispute, the film closely follows the growth of ruralist political power and its ties to the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. At the same time, it portrays the intimacy of indigenous female resistance, with their collective ideals and struggle for the planet.

The process recorded by the documentary culminates now, with the possible loss of indigenous constitutional rights, due to the political power of agribusiness.

Directed by Laura Faerman and Marina Weis

·       Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs – International Feature Documentary
·       Best International Documentary at Durban IFF
·       Best Film at Tenemos que Ver Uruguay
·       Benedetto Senni award at Terra di Tutti FF
·       Best Directing at Filmambiente FF
·       Best Documentary at International Human Rights FF in Buenos Aires
·       Honorable Mention at Naples Human Rights FF
·       Opening Film and Honorable Mention at Rome Independent FF
·       Selected at DOC NYC, DMZ IDFF, It’s All True FF, UK Green FF, Solidarity Human Rights FF Israel, DocsMX