The Territory

critic Reviews

, 97% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Visually striking, formally refreshing, and ultimately enraging, The Territory is a powerful advocacy documentary with the heart of a thriller.
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    David StrattonThe Australian
    It’s a sobering film offering little hope for the future of this part of the Amazon...
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    A must watch.
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    Leslie FelperinGuardian
    Watching this gripping documentary shot in the Brazilian Amazon, you wonder if our electoral system could learn a thing or two from the Indigenous Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau people.
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    Amy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It is definitely a film that makes you want to continue cutting back on red meat.
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    Ty BurrTy Burr's Watch List
    “The Territory” has the pulse of a suspense film and the urgency of a populist drama.
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    Randy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
    It’s an exceptional documentary that finds hope amid despair.
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    Nuha HassanNuha Hassan
    A visually stunning masterpiece that focuses on the connection between community and the importance of learning how deforestation has a negative impact on the current environment.
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    Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatSpirituality & Practice
    A documentary revealing how indigenous peoples are trying to protect their land -- and the whole Brazilian rainforest -- from the invasion of nonnative farmers and illegal settlers.
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    Amber WilkinsonEye for Film
    The message is clear - the world needs to pay much closer attention to what is happening in Brazil, before it's too late.
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    Robert RotenLaramie Movie Scope
    This movie, directed by Alex Pritz, effectively shows both the efforts of those to save the rain forests, and those who are trying to carve out farms from the rain forest by cutting and burning the land. Both sides have their dreams.
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