Name: When Two Worlds Collide
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-22
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.3

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In this tense and immersive tour de force, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. On the one side is President Alan Garcia, who, eager to enter the world stage, begins aggressively extracting oil, minerals, and gas from untouched indigenous Amazonian land. He is quickly met with fierce opposition from indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, whose impassioned speeches against Garcia’s destructive actions prove a powerful rallying cry to throngs of his supporters. When Garcia continues to ignore their pleas, a tense war of words erupts into deadly violence.

Director

Heidi Brandenburg

Producers

Taira Akbar, Leonardo DiCaprio

Music

H. Scott Salinas

Studio

Yachaywasi Films

Original Language

Spanish

Keywords

indigenous peru amazon rainforest deforestation woman director natural resources activism indigenous peoples environmental activist