By the Name of Tania

About This Movie

By the Name of Tania is this haunting documentary that really pulls you in with its raw storytelling. The Amazon is beautiful yet stark, a backdrop for a tale that's both heartbreaking and real. The directors, Liénard and Jiménez, utilize these firsthand accounts, which adds such a visceral quality; you feel the tension, the hope, and the despair. The pacing is deliberate, allowing you to really sit with each moment, each story. It touches on heavy themes like exploitation and resilience, and the performances come from those who've lived it, which gives it an authenticity that's hard to shake off. It’s not polished in a conventional way, but that's what gives it its power. Definitely something different in the documentary space.

Features real eyewitness accounts.Cinematic depiction of the Amazon landscape.Explores heavy themes of exploitation and resilience.