Yanuni

Yanuni (2026)

Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia fights to protect tribal lands despite assassination attempts. Her struggle intensifies after learning she's pregnant, while her husband, Special Forces ranger Hugo Loss, stands by her side.

Data de estreia
2026-04-24
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (2)
Duração
1 h 52 min
Géneros
Drama, Documentário
Realizador
Richard Ladkani

Elenco

Curiosidades

Yanuni is a 2025 documentary film written, directed and co-produced by Richard Ladkani. Leonardo DiCaprio is also one of the co-producer of the film which is about Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia of Xipaya people, who fights to protect tribal lands despite assassination attempts.

Production

The name "Yanuni" refers to Xipaia's unborn daughter, representing the emergence of new life amid a turbulent and challenging environment. Her anticipated arrival also introduces an element of optimism, highlighting the broader significance of the struggle and the individuals who stand to benefit from its outcome.

The film was produced with the production funding of €895.793 from the Austrian Film Institute.

Richard Ladkani, the director used drone footage and news clips to present the happenings in the Amazon.

The score of the film is composed by H. Scott Salinas, with the support of Argentine composer Tomás Videla, in collaboration with Indigenous leader and musician Eric Terena, who also served as an executive producer of the film. The score features Indigenous vocalist Djuena Tikuna, a Ticuna Brazilian singer, as well as Terena and the Vienna Synchronstage Orchestra.

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