Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase 2009

In Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, wealthy farmers own huge plantations and spend their nights with tourists who come bird watching. Meanwhile, at the borders of their lands, the uneasiness of the natives, who were the original inhabitants, is rapidly growing. Enclosed in reserves, working as semi-slaves in sugar beet plantations, many young people commit suicide. A rebellion soon emerges as a group of native Guarani-Kaiowà starts camping outside one of the properties in protest. The two opposing worlds face each other. Although anger simmers, both sides are also fascinated and curious about "the other"- a curiosity that will create a deep bond between a young shaman apprentice and a farmer's daughter.