Transamazonia

Transamazonia (2025)

Rebecca, the daughter of missionary Lawrence Byrne, was declared a “miracle” after she survived a plane crash as a child, deep in the Amazon Forest. Years later, Rebecca, who became a famous healer in the region, and her father find themselves embroiled in an escalating conflict when illegal loggers invade the land belonging to the indigenous people they are evangelizing.

Date of release
2025-05-15
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
Director
Pia Marais

Casting

Interesting facts

Transamazonia is a 2024 coming-of-age film directed by Pia Marais, who co-wrote the screenplay with Willem Droste. The film stars Helena Zengel as the daughter of an American missionary in the Amazon rainforest, played by Jeremy Xido, who claims that his daughter is a faith healer.

Production

Principal photography for Transamazonia took place in July 2023. The film was presented as a work in progress at the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion that September.

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