2023 | Belgium, France | Documentary

Adieu Sauvage

  • Cacua, Spanish, French English 92 mins
  • Director | Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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In Colombia, the "whites" think that the Indian of Amazonia does not feel anything because there are no words in his language to express feelings. Is it possible that a whole people feel nothing and have no words to speak of love? Director Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento, himself a descendant of an almost extinct indigenous Colombian community, went to meet the Cácuas, to talk about their feelings, their loves, their loneliness. In doing so, he reconnected with his own Indianness. With humor and tenderness, the Cácuas try to teach him what it is to be a native. This initiatory quest is an emotional x-ray of an entire people.

Cultural Misconceptions Indigenous Communities of Colombia Emotional Expression in Language Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento Cácuas Tribe Indigenous Identity Emotional Exploration Cross-cultural Understanding Indigenous Languages and Feelings Documentary Film on Indigenous Cultures