Since launching only a few years ago, Annecy’s “Contrechamp” section has been a haven for powerful independent features, and this year’s selection proves to be especially strong.
Selected to compete among those very few is “Nimuendajú,” the debut feature of Minas Gerais-based director Tania Anaya. A Brazilian-Peruvian co-production, the film tells the story of German-born Curt “Nimuendajú” Unckel (1883–1945), a social scientist who lived with Indigenous people for 40 years.
Curt, portrayed by German actor Peter Ketnath, who also co-produces the film, was baptized in 1906 by the Guarani tribe: “Nimuendajú,” or “the one who made himself a home” in Guarani, and dedicated his life to studying and understanding different cultures.
As such, he witnessed firsthand the persecution of Indigenous people and was one of the first Western activists who tried to shed light on these brutal expulsions.
“Nimuendajú” heads to Annecy with Brazilian international distributor O2 Play already on board,...
Selected to compete among those very few is “Nimuendajú,” the debut feature of Minas Gerais-based director Tania Anaya. A Brazilian-Peruvian co-production, the film tells the story of German-born Curt “Nimuendajú” Unckel (1883–1945), a social scientist who lived with Indigenous people for 40 years.
Curt, portrayed by German actor Peter Ketnath, who also co-produces the film, was baptized in 1906 by the Guarani tribe: “Nimuendajú,” or “the one who made himself a home” in Guarani, and dedicated his life to studying and understanding different cultures.
As such, he witnessed firsthand the persecution of Indigenous people and was one of the first Western activists who tried to shed light on these brutal expulsions.
“Nimuendajú” heads to Annecy with Brazilian international distributor O2 Play already on board,...
- 6/7/2025
- by Kevin Giraud
- Variety Film + TV
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