In 1910, the British consul in Rio de Janeiro, Roger Casement, undertook an investigation into allegations of crimes against humanity committed against indigenous communities by the British-financed Peruvian Amazon Company. Recording what he witnessed in a diary, Secrets of the Putumayo reveals a system of industrialized abuse and slavery that, once exposed, shook the foundations of the modern world. It is a story that we have tried hard to forget. More than a century later, the struggles of those same Amazon communities for rights to self-determination and basic justice endure in the face of new waves of market-led development. This film, by Brazilian film-maker Aurélio Michiles, translates into cinema my edition of 'The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement'.
Uma produção 24VPS Filmes
Direção: Aurélio Michiles
Dir. de Fotografia: André Lorenz Michiles
Musica original: Alvise Migotto
Montagem: André Finotti
Produção: Patrick Leblanc
Stephen Rea: voz de Roger Casement

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