Beyond Fordlandia

Beyond Fordlandia

2017
1h 22m
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Documentary History

"An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon"

Overview

An environmental account of Henry Ford’s Amazon experience decades after its failure. The story addressed by the film begins in 1927, when the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon. This film addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, and its implication for land usage.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries
Brazil
Spoken Languages
English Portuguese

Keywords

capitalism amazon rainforest environmental destruction industrialisation automotive industry rubber brazilian history brazilian indian industrial town

Quick Facts

Original Title Beyond Fordlândia
Release Date January 1, 2017
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Key Crew

Marcos Colón
Writer
Marcos Colón
Director