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Beyond Fordlandia (2017)

Beyond Fordlandia

Subtitles for: Beyond Fordlandia (2017)

"An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon"

An environmental account of Henry Ford’s Amazon experience decades after its failure. The story addressed by the film begins in 1927, when the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon. This film addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, and its implication for land usage.

GenreDocumentaryHistory
Duration1h 22m
CountryBrazil
Release01 Jan 2017
LanguageEN
DirectorMarcos Colón
Keywordscapitalismamazon rainforestenvironmental destructionindustrialisationautomotive industryrubberbrazilian historybrazilian indianindustrial town
TypeMovie Released
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