The Return
Storyline
It’s spring in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Uyantza festival is underway with the community celebrating all that the forest has to offer. Meanwhile, news is breaking around the world that a novel virus is spreading and a state of emergency is declared across the country. As people test positive for COVID-19 in the community, some families decide to leave and head deeper into the jungle. Disconnected from school, friends, the internet, and work, one family learns to reconnect with life in the forest. The children begin to unlearn the national curriculum, and instead are taught Indigenous knowledge that mainstream schools normally pass over. As COVID-19 wreaks havoc around the planet, the family reconnect to their ancestral ways, but as news arrives that Ecuador’s lockdown will end soon, will the family choose to return?
Key Information
Frequently Asked Questions
The Return was released on June 5, 2021.
The runtime of The Return is 17m.
The Return is a Documentary movie.
The Return has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Return is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Return was directed by Eriberto Gualinga.
The Return is originally in English.