| Xingu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Cao Hamburger |
| Written by | Cao Hamburger Elena Soarez Anna Muylaert |
| Produced by | Fernando Meirelles Andrea Barata Ribeiro Bel Berlinck |
| Starring | João Miguel Felipe Camargo Caio Blat |
| Cinematography | Adriano Goldman |
| Edited by | Gustavo Giani |
| Music by | Beto Villares |
Production companies | O2 Filmes Globo Filmes |
| Distributed by | Downtown Filmes RioFilme |
Release dates | |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese Tupi |
| Budget | R$14–16 million[3][4] |
| Box office | R$3,898,283[5] |
Xingu is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed byCao Hamburger and scripted by him, Elena Soárez andAnna Muylaert. StarringJoão Miguel, Felipe Camargo andCaio Blat, the film tells theVillas-Bôas brothers trajectory from the moment in which they joined the Roncador-Xingu expedition, part of the Westward March ofGetúlio Vargas, in 1943.
It was shot inTocantins,Xingu National Park, and in theGreater São Paulo.[3][6] The film was exhibited for the first time in 2011, at the 8th Amazonas Film Festival. The official premiere took place on April 6, 2012. The film was watched by about 370,000 spectators and has raised more than four million reals in box office.[7] A television adaptation in four episodes was aired on Rede Globo between 25 and December 28, 2012.[8]
The story takes place in the 1940s when theVillas-Bôas brothers—Claudio (João Miguel), Leonardo (Caio Blat) and Orlando (Felipe Camargo)—start an exploratory expedition into theXingu River.[9] They make contact with the local tribes, learn to live in the rainforest, and persuade a reluctant government to found the Xingu National Park.