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For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and 15 children. As he wields his machete with ease, slicing a path to his cocoa trees, the small jungle plot he cultivates in southern Belize remains pristine and wild. His dreams for his children to inherit the land and the traditions of their Mayan ancestors present a familiar challenge. The kids feel their father's philosophies don't fit into a global economy, so they're charting their own course. Rohan Fernando's direction tenderly displays a generational shift, causalities of progress in modern times and a man valiantly protecting an endangered culture. Breathtaking vistas of lush rainforests contrast with the urban dystopia that pulled Pops children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2011-05-05
- video_camera_front Companies ONF | NFB
- timer Runtime: 70 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt2327549
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Rohan Fernando
Director
Rohan Fernando
Writer
Rohan Fernando
Cinematography
Annette Clarke
Producer
Paul Cowan
Cinematography
Hannele Halm
Editor
Aram Kouyoumdjian
Sound Recordist
Alex Salter
Sound Designer
Asif Illyas
Original Music Composer
Patsy Coughran
Production Supervisor
Candice Desormeaux
Production Supervisor
Carolle Crooks
Location Manager
Roberto Pop
Production Coordinator
Kent Martin
Executive Producer
Ravida Din
Executive Producer
John William Lutz
Administration
Stephanie Coolen
Production Coordinator
Vanessa Larsen
Production Coordinator
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Woods
Online Editor
Philippe Raymond
Title Designer
Steve Hallé
Post Production Coordinator
Lisa Clarke
Transcriptions
Brent Toombs
Additional Camera
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