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Two feet dangle over the edge of a tipped over row of plane seats in the middle of the jungle

Transamazonia

  Pia Marais

  France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil     112 minutes

Synopsis

Rebecca, the daughter of missionary Lawrence Byrne, was declared a “miracle” after she survived a plane crash deep in the Amazon forest as a child. Years later, Rebecca has become a healer, sustaining her family’s evangelical mission thanks to her growing fame. But when illegal loggers invade the land, Rebecca wrestles with her role in the community. As Lawrence maneuvers them into the epicenter of the escalating conflict, she begins to question her allegiance to her father, to their mission, and to her faith.

Director Pia Marais (The Unpolished, ChicagoIFF 2007) raises — and collides — religious, political, and environmental stakes to create a searing and timely eco-thriller. As the layers of the knotty plot unfold, exposing shifting alliances and increasingly blurry moral lines, Transamaonzia builds to a chilling, inexorable climax.

 English, Portuguese with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 19 @ 2:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 04

Scheduled to Attend:
Actor Jeremy Xido

Screening

Sun, Oct 20 @ 11:00am CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 01

Scheduled to Attend:
Actor Jeremy Xido

Media

Film Credits

  •   Sophie Erbs, Tom Dercourt, Pierrick Baudouin, Murielle Thierrin, Claudia Steffen, Christoph Friedel, Jean-Marc Fröhle , Stefano Centini, Chuti Chang, Camilo Cavalcanti, Viviane Mendonça, Jorane Castro, Pia Marais, Alex C. Lo, Guilherme Cezar Coelho, Fernando Loureiro, Christine Vial-Collet, Thomas Jaubert
  •   Pia Marais, Willem Drost, Martin Rosefeldt
  •   Matthieu Laclau, Yann-Shan Tsai
  •   Mathieu de Montgrand
  •   Helena Zengel, Jeremy Xido, Sabine Timoteo, Hamã Luciano, Rômulo Braga
  •   Lim Giong
  •   Annette Fausbøll, Jean-Alexandre Luciani, Joanne Goh, Keong Low
  •   Cinema Defacto, Gaïjin, Aldabra Films, Pandora Film Produktion, Point Prod, Volos Films, Vitamine C, O Par, Cabocla Filmes, Cinema Inutile, Tigresa & Matizar Filmes, Moonduckling Films, Jazzy Pictures
  •   https://www.thepartysales.com/movie/transamazonia/

Sponsors

International Competition Program Patron

Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum Family Foundation

With Support From

logo: French Embassy in the United States 156x125Logo: Villa Albertine 203x60Logo: German Film Office 141x125Logo: German Films - 315x100Logo: Goethe Institut 62x100