We Are Guardians
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A poignant portrayal of the diverse group of native people who endeavour to save what is left of the Brazilian Amazon. It dissects the economic drivers that fuel large-scale environmental destruction, while exposing the corruption.
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- Jul 10, 2025
The facts speak for themselves, tragic as it is that they don’t always listen to each other. One of several people in the film who help to anchor the project as more of a prompt to activism than a searing work of art, climate scientist Luciana Gatti speaks to camera about…
davidehrlichOct 15, 2023Part of HRFFB 2023 (Human Rights Film Festival Berlin). Let's reforest the minds of our society [english] The Brazilian rainforest: threatened by deforestation and slash-and-burn. Some areas are protected by the state, but they are reserved for indigenous peoples.…
SoilentBxdMay 24, 2025We Are Guardians immediately throws its audience into the stark realism of the dangers of the loss of the Amazon Rainforest and not only how its loss is reflective of the capitalistic nature of the world, but how Brazilian politics are exacerbating a global problem. Also…
Movie Good or Movie Bad? - Jun 8, 2023
“My heart cries.”
MarlonJun 21, 2025I can't wait for this to get more credits on tmdb, because this will be my go to cine2nerdle game ender
NevusisMar 16, 2024Documentário que tem a direção de um cineasta indígena e produtores estadunidenses, incluindo Leonardo DiCaprio. Se não fosse pelo forte viés político, aplaudiria de pé, mas chega a um ponto que mais parece propaganda política. Mas para quem mora em Brasília como eu e vê de…
Hellen De Carvalho - Jan 28, 2024
Por que os brancos têm segurança e nós não?. Essa frase foi usada no documentário pra justificar a criação dos guardiões, mas acho que além disso, ela diz muito sobre como o Estado trata os direitos dos povos indígenas, num país marcado pela impunidade de crimes ambientais.…
dêJun 4, 2023The more politically urgent (but less cinematic) cousin of The Territory (2022). Good job on calling out the international conglomerates and banks funding and profiting off the deforestation of the Amazon
RichardJan 8, 2026A destruição da Amazônia não é acidente, é projeto. O documentário é bem construído e acerta ao expor os diferentes lados desse conflito: povos indígenas, o Estado e interesses econômicos que transformam território em mercadoria. não há tentativa de suavizar o embate nem de…
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This is such a strong documentary. It shows both sides of the illegal cutting of trees and really makes you think. I learned so much.
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Jun 9, 2025
When it comes to climate change, our media diet is starved. So if you need that refresher course in the importance of saving the Amazon, We Are Guardians, like a well-made pamphlet, does the job with plenty of efficiency and heat.
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
Jun 6, 2025
The documentary “We Are Guardians” tracks the constant conflict between the ecological and spiritual significance of this crucial section of Brazil and the commercial forces that brazenly invade to strip it of its resources.
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com
Jun 6, 2025
Take the time to ingest what the stakes really are. Enough people are content to watch the planet burn. This film is about those who oppose, and we should be grateful that such courage still exists.
Kent Hill
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