Raoni Explained

Raoni
Director:	Jean-Pierre Dutilleux Luiz Carlos Saldanha
Producer:	Jean-Pierre Dutilleux Luiz Carlos Saldanha
Narrator:	Marlon Brando (English version) Paulo César Peréio (Portuguese version) Jacques Perrin (French version)
Cinematography:	Luiz Carlos Saldanha
Editing:	Vera Freire
Runtime:	84 minutes
Country:	France Belgium
Language:	English

Raoni (also known as Raoni: The Fight for the Amazon) is a 1978 French-Belgian documentary film directed by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha on the life of Raoni Metuktire. The film portrays issues surrounding the survival of the indigenous tribes of north central Brazil. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

Besides its titular subject, Raoni, the film featured Marlon Brando, Clive Kelly, Jacques Perrin, Paulo César Pereio, and Cláudio Villas Boas.

See also

• Raoni Metuktire
• Marlon Brando filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners . 6 October 2011. oscars.org.
2. Web site: NY Times: Raoni . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414194405/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/72520/Raoni-The-Fight-For-the-Amazon/details . dead . 14 April 2008 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2008 . 16 November 2008.