THE TRIBE THAT'S LOSING ITS HOME TO A HIGHWAY | DISAPPEARING WORLD

Cinemavixion Review

This documentary, part of the 'Disappearing World' series, offers a poignant look at the Embura river people of Colombia, numbering around 10,000. The film chronicles their struggle as the Pan-American highway project threatens to bisect their ancestral lands. Beyond the encroachment of modernization, the Embura also contend with the exploitation by traders who prey on their limited resources. Originally broadcast between 1970-1975, 'Disappearing World' serves as a historical record, capturing the daily existence of remote communities facing the relentless advance of the modern world.