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Surrounded by the Amazon rainforest, the twin cities of Leticia and Tabatinga and the village of Santo Ros constitute a triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Beautifully photographed and researched, Lands explores the social and ecological impact of territorial limits, commerce and modernity on the lives of the local and indigenous population. Lands also maps out the demarcations that are present in these people's daily lives. The borders, after all, are everywhere and nowhere in this land. In addition, the film looks at the concept of nationality and territorial limits, the relationship between urban cities and the Amazon, the contact between traditional indigenous cultures and other contemporary modes of life, and the exchange between three South American countries.

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