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202661 minPGdocumentary

Parasisi

202661 minPGdocumentary

Indigenous Wayana territory on the border of Surinam and French Guyana faces threats from illegal gold miners, missionaries, and well-meaning doctors.

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Sébastien Segers,

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Indigenous Wayana territory on the border of Surinam and French Guyana faces threats from illegal gold miners, missionaries, and well-meaning doctors.

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Sébastien Segersdirector

Zaïde Bildirector

Sébastien Segerswriter

Zaïde Bilwriter

Pauline Aloikecast

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On the border of Surinam and French Guyana, indigenous Wayana territory is overrun by intruders. Illegal gold miners poison the river, missionaries repress indigenous identity, and even doctors with the best intentions leave marks that are often silently violent. The Wayana call these intruders Parasisi.

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