Transamazonia
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| Directed by | Pia Marais |
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| Cinematography | Mathieu de Montgrand |
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| Music by | Lim Giong |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
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Transamazonia is a 2024 coming-of-age film directed by Pia Marais, who co-wrote the screenplay with Willem Droste.[1][2] The film stars Helena Zengel as the daughter of an American missionary in the Amazon rainforest, played by Jeremy Xido, who claims that his daughter is a faith healer.[3]
Plot
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As a child, Rebecca is rescued from a plane crash in the Amazon rainforest by a member of a nearby Indigenous tribe. Now a teenager, she is well known in the area as her father, American missionary Lawrence Byrne, claims that she is a faith healer. Rebecca's misgivings about her situation are compounded by the arrival of illegal loggers poised to disrupt the local way of life.[3]
Cast
- Helena Zengel as Rebecca[4]
- Jeremy Xido as Lawrence
- Sabine Timoteo as Denise
- Hamã Luciano
- Rômulo Braga
- Philipp Lavra
- Sérgio Sartório
- Iwinaiwa Assurini
- Pirá Assurini
- João Victor Xavante
- Kamya Assurini
Production
Principal photography for Transamazonia took place in July 2023.[2] The film was presented as a work in progress at the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion that September.[5]
Release
Transamazonia premiered on 12 August 2024 at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Leopard. The film was also selected for the Main Slate section of the 2024 New York Film Festival.[3]
The film will close the 8th Malaysia International Film Festival on 27 July 2025.[6]
Reception
Accolades
| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Ref. |
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| Locarno Film Festival | 17 August 2024 | Golden Leopard | Nominated | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c "Transamazonia". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Transamazonia". Cinéma de Facto. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Transamazonia". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Transamazonia". Swiss Films. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Frater, Patrick. "Golden Horse Film Project Market Sets Bumper 64-Title Edition". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran (17 June 2025). "Malaysian Drama 'Ninavau' Opens MIFFest, Environmental Epic 'Transamazonia' Closes". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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