The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
This deeply human documentary examines the subject of environmental destruction, highlighting the impoverished migrant workers who are chopping down the Amazon rainforest to create charcoal for pig iron production used primarily in the automobile industry. The film examines the children and elders and their daily lives and work as they burn timber in igloo-looking huts, their bodies charred gray for $2 a day, struggling to survive.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcos PradoWriter
- José PadilhaWriter
- Nigel NobleDirector
Themes
ironmelancholyamazon rainforestautomobile industrypovertyecologyenvironmentchild laborburlesquenostalgicenvironmental destructionmigrant worker