Award-winning environmental documentary thriller YANUNI is a story of love and resistance.
From critically acclaimed director Richard Ladkani and producers Juma Xipaia, Anita Ladkani and Leonardo DiCaprio, YANUNI follows Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia, who rises from activism to Brazil’s new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples. While her husband Hugo, a federal agent, raids illegal gold mines, she navigates politics, threats and impending motherhood — at the personal cost of resistance.
Released worldwide on Amazon Day, 5 September 2026.
➡ Stand with those protecting the Amazon Rainforest:
https://rewild.org/yanuni
➡ Download assets to share:
https://yanuni-film-toolkit.com
➡ Follow YANUNI:
https://instagram.com/yanunifilm
➡ Follow Juma Xipaia:
https://www.instagram.com/juma_xipaia/
➡ Follow Juma Institute:
https://www.instagram.com/instituto.juma/
— CHAPTERS —
00:00:00 Trailer
00:00:57 Intro
00:04:20 Tear Gas Riots in Brasília
00:10:28 Return to Xipaya Territory
00:12:52 Cleansing Ritual
00:13:38 They Are Poisoning Our Rivers
00:18:48 A Deadly Goldrush
00:21:12 Can I Fly a Helicopter?
00:24:59 Glasgow - Away From My Children
00:30:37 If They Don’t Kill Us, We Kill Ourselves
00:33:08 When Will this War End?
00:34:58 The Presidential Runoff
00:38:10 They Are Watching Us
00:39:56 The First Ministry Of Indigenous Peoples
00:43:43 First Day at the Ministry in Brasília
00:50:12 Are We Being Foolish?
00:53:13 The Battle Begins
01:02:28 Where Is the Little Butt?
01:07:13 Going to New York
01:15:07 Undercover Mission
01:20:28 A Very Close Call
01:24:27 100 Days of Lula
01:28:05 Is the Baby OK?
01:31:36 The Cure of the Forest
01:36:24 The Ritual
01:38:20 Yanuni Revealed
01:39:03 Operation Xapiri Begins
01:41:53 A Medical Emergency
01:46:50 Coming Home
01:50:46 Credit Roll
— PLAYLISTS —
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7aiY5oLCXk
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe9Igzmcu34q-jdhfodKXv9HlLkb6LB_2
— CREDITS —
Featuring JUMA XIPAIA and HUGO LOSS
Director RICHARD LADKANI
Produced by ANITA LADKANI and RICHARD LADKANI
Producers JUMA XIPAIA, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, JENNIFER DAVISSON and PHILLIP WATSON
Executive Producers JOANNA NATASEGARA, LAURA NIX, ERIC TERENA, DAX DASILVA, MARTIN CHOROBA and PHILIPP SCHALL
Director of Photography RICHARD LADKANI
Edited by GEORG M. FISCHER
Music by H. SCOTT SALINAS
Original Title Song by KATÚ MIRIM
A Malaika Pictures production
In association with Appian Way, Nia Tero, Age of Union, and TELLUX/@DerguteClick
With the support of the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI+)
— IMPACT PARTNERS —
Earth Alliance
Instituto Juma
— SELECT AWARDS & PRESS —
Tribeca Film Festival — World Premiere, Closing Night
98th Academy Awards® Shortlist — Documentary Feature Film
Jackson Wild — Grand Teton Award & Best Documentary Feature
Environmental Media Association — EMA Award Best Documentary
SCAD Savannah Film Festival — Best Documentary Feature & Best Director
São Paulo International Film Festival — Audience Award Best International Documentary
IDA Awards — Best Documentary Special Mention
“Thrilling and deeply human.” — Variety
“Timely and inspiring.” — The Wrap
“Brilliantly crafted.” — Deadline
“Juma is one of the most memorable characters audiences could meet in a documentary.” — POV
“This mission is not ours alone. It belongs to all of us — and to you, too.” — Juma Xipaia
#YANUNI #AmazonRainforest #AwardWinningMovie
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