divino tserewahú

Indigenous People: Xavante

Since 2002, Divino Tserewahú tried to make a film about the female initiation rite, no longer practiced in any other Xavante village, but since he started filming, the ritual is interrupted. Young and old discuss the difficulties and resistances involved in making this celebration.

Indigenous People: Xavante

In 1957, after centuries of resistance and escape, a Xavante group takes refuge in the Salesian mission of Sangradouro, Mato Grosso. Today surrounded by soy cultures, with their land and resources impoverished, they show in this film their actual preoccupations in midst of all the changes they have experienced.

Povo Indígena: Xavante

Em 1957, depois de séculos de resistência e de fuga, um grupo Xavante se refugiou na missão Salesiana de Sangradouro, Mato Grosso. Hoje rodeados de soja, com a terra e os recursos depauperados, eles mostram neste filme suas preocupações atuais em meio a todas as mudanças que vêm vivenciando.