CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 38m

Secrets of the Tribe

A behind-the-scenes look at a scientific community torn apart by infighting.

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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.

Directed byJosé Padilha

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Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
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Released
January 22, 2010
Studios
YLEDRImpact Partners

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10 credited
Starring

Robert Borofsky

Himself

Jesus Cardozo

Himself

Marie Isabel Eguillor

Herself

Brian Ferguson

Himself

Kenneth Good

Paul R. Gross

Raymond Hames

William Irons

Barbara Johnston

Barbara Johnston

Herself

Ernesto Migliazza

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Directed by
José Padilha
José Padilha
Produced by
Marcos Prado
Marcos Prado
Carol Nahra

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