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ARUANAS

By Estela RENNER

Social issues - Completed 2019

Three idealistic friends set up Aruana, an NGO that investigates the activities of a mining company which operates in the Amazon rainforest, a place of harsh reality where strange events occur: an anonymous cry for help, people mysteriously ill, assassination and threats to indigenous people.

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Social issues, Environmental, Drama
- Countries
- BRAZIL
- Languages
- BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
- Duration
- 450 mn
- Director(s)
- Estela RENNER
- Synopsis
- Three idealistic friends set up Aruana, an NGO that investigates the activities of a mining company which operates in the Amazon rainforest, a place of harsh reality where strange events occur: an anonymous cry for help, people mysteriously falling ill, assassination and threats to indigenous people. The activists, each one following their own investigative trails, have come up with a mosaic of evidence that leads them to a scheme of environmental crimes involving illegal mining and a renowned national mining company. While these women unravel a dangerous web of crimes and secrets, they also have to deal with their own ghosts and personal dramas. This could be the real life story of any organization dedicated to defending one of the most important rainforests on the planet. But rather, it is the narrative of ‘Aruanas’, a Brazilian fictional series loosely based on real facts, which will premiere in more than 150 countries, in partnership with around 20 NGO’s all over the world. The environmental thriller has a very clear goal: to warn against the global environmental crisis and promote the appreciation and protection of the extraordinary work of activists.