Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ... See full summary »
A TV movie for the HBO network.
Chico Mendes:
No guns. No weapons. Not even a stick!
After the story's introduction in the 1940's the movie cuts to 1983 where the story develops from then on. However, many parts of the 1983 segment actually happened in 1980 such as Wilson Pinheiro's death.
English