Summaries

A retired gay anthropologist revisits the native cultures he studied in his youth.

In 1955, while a Fulbright scholar, a Manhattan painter named Tobias Schneebaum spent seven months in the Amazon basin with the Harakambut. When he returned to the US, he could no longer paint. What happened? Nearly 45 years later, filmmakers want Tobias, now 78 and suffering from Parkinson's, to return to Peru. He refuses but allows that he will revisit the Asmat in New Guinea where he spent an idyllic time years before. That trip goes well, including a serendipitous meeting with Aipit, an aging native and once Tobias' friend and lover. Tobias then agrees to go to Peru to look for the people whom he joined on a murderous raiding party. The scars of war remain as does fear.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • tribe
  • gay
  • manhattan new york city
  • anthropologist
  • painter
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Romance
  • Documentary
Release date Apr 14, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English Spanish
Production companies Next Wave Films Lifer Films Stolen Car Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $373366
Opening weekend US & Canada $12623
Gross worldwide $373366

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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