Secrets of the Tribe (2010)

  • NR
  • 01/22/2010 (US)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 1h 38m

A behind-the-scenes look at a scientific community torn apart by infighting.

Overview

What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe – and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.

José Padilha

Director

Cast

Robert Borofsky's headshot

Robert Borofsky

Himself
Jesus Cardozo's headshot

Jesus Cardozo

Himself
Marie Isabel Eguillor's headshot

Marie Isabel Eguillor

Herself
Brian Ferguson's headshot

Brian Ferguson

Himself
Kenneth Good's headshot

Kenneth Good

Paul R. Gross's headshot

Paul R. Gross

Raymond Hames's headshot

Raymond Hames

William Irons's headshot

William Irons

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