Secrets of the Tribe

Secrets of the Tribe

What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.

Overview
Cast
Crew
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Secrets of the Tribe

Overview
Cast
Crew
Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 22, 2010

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

User Score

65%

Original Title

Segredos da Tribo

Production Companies

YLE, DR, Screen East, Impact Partners, Zazen Producciones, Avenue B Productions, SBS, Stampede Films, BBC, HBO Documentary Films, ARTE France Cinéma

Director

José Padilha

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 22, 2010

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Documentary
TV Movie

User Score

65%

Original Title

Segredos da Tribo

Production Companies

YLE
DR
Screen East
Impact Partners
Zazen Producciones
Avenue B Productions
SBS
Stampede Films
BBC
HBO Documentary Films
ARTE France Cinéma

Director

José Padilha

Keywords

amazon rainforest

professional ethics

Description

What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.