Kuarup

Synopsis

Aspects of the life of the Kamaiurá, an indigenous tribe that inhabits the Upper Xingu. The manioc-based food, the training with bow and arrow and the work carried out by the young Indian, the girls learn how to spin, and the boys develop the knowledge of the tribe with the shamans. An important rite is the Kuarup, which honors a great dead leader. The procedures for the rite: the decoration of tree trunks, the painting of bodies, the dance choreography, the physical confrontation between the Indians. Finally, the trunks are taken by children to the waters of the Xingu River.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Heinz Forthmann
Crew	Cinematography	Heinz Forthmann
Sound	Original Music Composer	Remo Usai
Editing	Editor	Heinz Forthmann
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