"An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon"
Beyond Fordlandia
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DocumentaryHistory
Director:Marcos Colón
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.
Details
Original TitleBeyond Fordlândia
StatusReleased
Release DateJanuary 1, 2017
Release Dates
Brazil:
Theatrical - Jan 1, 2017
Runtime1sa 22dk
000Origin CountryBrazil, United States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Português
