The Woman from Elsewhere
At the age of twelve Helena Valero was kidnapped by the Yanomami Indians, with whom she spent 24 years in Brazil's Oneroque Basin. Upon returning to her own people in Manaus, she was rejected because of her children's mixed blood.
Awards and mentions
Prix spécial du jury
Festival de Nantes
1990
Serie
Credits
Director
Robert Morin
Lorraine Dufour
Participants
Hélène Valero
Production
Lorraine Dufour
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Technical information
Color
Color
Sound
Mono
Other languages
English
Documentation
Images
Keywords
Kidnapping, Uprooting, Brazil, Testimony, First Nations
Themes
