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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
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The Decade of Destruction (Series)
Killing for Land
Squatters face off against gunmen hired by absentee landlords in the Amazon.
51 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Grade Level: 9-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1990
Copyright Date: 1990
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-030-7
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-332-3
Directed by Adrian Cowell
Produced by Adrian Cowell, Nomad Films Ltd
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"A very well-made documentary with a strong point of view." Video Rating Guide for Libraries
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In Brazil during the past two decades, nearly 24 million small farmers have lost their land, while almost half of Brazil's arable land is now owned by 1% of the population. Millions of poor farmers have migrated to the Amazon as homesteaders, and many have moved onto massive ranches carved out of the rainforest by large companies. These absentee landlords often leave the land idle and hold it purely for speculation. Violence erupts when the squatters begin to work the land and the landowners hire gunmen to frighten them off.
Other titles in the series are:
In the Ashes of the Forest - Part 1 - Saga of two colonists in the Amazon rainforest.
In the Ashes of the Forest - Part 2 - Concludes the Amazon colonists' saga.
Mountains of Gold - Gold mining in the Amazon is a dangerous and dirty business.
The Killing of Chico Mendes - The story of rainforest defender, Chico Mendes, that ended with his 1988 assassination.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Study guide available
Awards:
American Film & Video Festival
Reviews:
"A very well-made documentary with a strong point of view...It argues implicitly that the problem of how to save the rainforest is an economic and political as well as an ecological one."
Video Rating Guide for Libraries
Related Subjects:
Brazil
Current Affairs
Developing World
Environment
Forests
History
International Issues
Latin America
Rainforests
Related Titles:
The Decade of Destruction (Classroom Version - On One Tape): The story of the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest.
The Last of the Hiding Tribes: The Amazon's last uncontacted tribes face extinction.
Banking on Disaster: The grave consequences of building a road through the heart of Amazonia.
The Price of Progress
Arrows Against the Wind: The Dani and the Asmat come face to face with the modern world in Irian Jaya.
Blowpipes and Bulldozers: The story of the Penan, a tribe of rainforest nomads in Borneo, as seen by Bruno Manser.
Secrets of the Choco: The Choco rainforest in Colombia faces development. What is the best option?
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