Ava Mocoi, Os Gêmeos

On the conflictive border between Brazil and Paraguay, the Guarani indigenous people of the Poha Renda village live a constant struggle to preserve their traditions, surrounded by large monocultures of transgenic soy and corn and under the constant threat of armed guards at the service of landowners. Every year they perform the Nhemongarai, a baptism ritual that renews the cycles of nature. During the ritual the village xaman receives a message from Nhanderu, the creator god, revealing the mythological prophecy that accompanies the birth of a pair of twins in the village. The news mobilizes the entire community, which by baptizing the twins along with the seeds that will be sown is filled with hope for a better future.