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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

A courageous leader in the Brazilian rainforest unites his community to resist the government and developers' plans to bulldoze their ancestral land for a highway and cattle ranches.

A Brazilian rubber tapper leads a fight against government and developers seeking to destroy his rainforest home for a new road and ranch land, facing brutal resistance from the powerful and wealthy.

Info about The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

Studio(s): HBO Films, HBO

Originally Released: United States, Sep 17, 1994

Production Countries: Mexico, United States

Genres:Biography, Drama