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201586 minPGdocumentary

DEFENSORXS

201586 minPGdocumentary

Indigenous and LGBT activists in Latin America confront state actions that threaten their rights while opposing large-scale projects disrupting their communities.

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Anderson Moreira,

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Indigenous and LGBT activists in Latin America confront state actions that threaten their rights while opposing large-scale projects disrupting their communities.

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Yargo Gurjãodirector

Anderson Moreiradirector

Roger Piresdirector

Bruno Xavierdirector

Pedro Rocha

Pedro Rochadirector

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Indigenous and LGBT activists in Latin America confront state actions that threaten their rights. The film features defenders of housing rights and justice who oppose large-scale projects that disrupt traditional communities. It details their daily efforts to resist and protect their homes and identities. Filmed in 2015, it documents the struggles faced by these groups amid ongoing challenges.

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