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In this love story and urgent call to action, an Indigenous couple risk everything to defend the Amazon and their unborn child’s future.
Yanuni is a gripping portrait of courage, resistance and love, set deep in the heart of the Amazon. Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia has survived six assassination attempts as a result of her unyielding fight to protect her people’s land from exploitation and destruction. At her side is her husband, Hugo Loss, a former Special Forces ranger-turned-unwavering ally. When Juma discovers she is pregnant, the couple’s struggle gains even greater urgency, transforming a battle for survival into a fight for the future of both their child and their community. Intimate and strikingly cinematic, Yanuni presents a powerful love story forged in resistance, and a stirring call to protect the Amazon before it’s too late.
Yanuni is a gripping portrait of courage, resistance and love, set deep in the heart of the Amazon. Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia has survived six assassination attempts as a result of her unyielding fight to protect her people’s land from exploitation and destruction. At her side is her husband, Hugo Loss, a former Special Forces ranger-turned-unwavering ally. When Juma discovers she is pregnant, the couple’s struggle gains even greater urgency, transforming a battle for survival into a fight for the future of both their child and their community. Intimate and strikingly cinematic, Yanuni presents a powerful love story forged in resistance, and a stirring call to protect the Amazon before it’s too late.
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Premiere statusInternational premiere
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Director(s)Richard Ladkani
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Country(s)Austria, Brazil, USA, Canada, Germany
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Year2025
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Duration112 mins
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Executive producer(s)Dax Dasilva / Age of Union, Joanna Natasegara, Laura Nix, Eric Terena, Martin Choroba, Philipp Schall
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Producer(s)Anita Ladkani / Malaika Pictures, Juma Xipaia, Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Ladkani, Phillip Watson, Jennifer Davisson
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CinematographyRichard Ladkani, Fabio Nascimento
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EditingGeorg M Fischer
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Production TeamRobert Ladkani, Roland Pfannhauser, Maik Prößler, Sophie Rinnerthaler, Stefan Lechner, Isolda Libório
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SoundGabriel "Kiko" Tchilian
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Language(s)Portuguese
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Sales CompanyJosh Braun / Submarine Entertainment
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