
The Dead and the Others
2019

Representation Score
Good
2024
Director
João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora
Runtime
125 minutes
Average Rating
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Buriti Flower stands out as a powerful disruption of conventional historical dramas. By focusing on the Krahô experience, the film challenges the dominance of Western narratives and instead highlights indigenous ability to act. The film's strong scores in racial and cultural representation come from its dedication to decolonial storytelling. It successfully shifts the 'civilization vs. nature' dichotomy, presenting the indigenous relationship with the land as essential to their way of life. While the film excels in authentic ethnic and cultural representation, it lacks detailed exploration of LGBTQ+ identities and disabilities, which limits its overall score.
Category Breakdown
The film highlights Krahô ancestral rites and communal life without explicitly detailing LGBTQ+ identities. However, the narrative structure hints at a shift away from typical Western heterosexual norms.
The story revolves around Patpro, a female protagonist navigating three historical periods. This female-centric viewpoint contrasts with traditional male-dominated historical narratives.
The film showcases an indigenous majority cast focusing solely on the Krahô people. It avoids the white savior cliché and instead positions the community as the main actors in their own history.
The narrative emphasizes indigenous spirituality and ancestral connections, critiquing systemic oppression and viewing external state structures as oppressive to indigenous sovereignty.
There is no specific evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the provided material.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. Tirelessly persecuted, but guided by their ancestral rites, their love of nature and their fight to preserve their freedom, the Krahô never stop inventing new forms of resistance.

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