PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND THE SEMI-ARID: A MEETING OF THE FILM BACURAU WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

Geographic science and cinema always have much in common, not only because socio-spatial relationships are represented by screens, but mainly because such representations may indicate an alert of the inequalities involved in the articulations between society(s) and nature(s). Cinema is an ally of the educational process, it is able to make the subject see and see around him, as well as can also be a driving force to bring creative stimuli and add new perceptions of life and world to students and students. In this article, the relationship of the backcountry people with water is analyzed through the landscapes and plot transmitted in the film Bacurau (2019). Aspects of physical geography are addressed in order to mediate the interpretation of the landscapes seen throughout the film and to explore the controversial narratives about the historical water crisis of the Northeastern Backcountry. The reading was based on the Four Factors Theory (TQF), a theory of own authorship that addresses the challenges, reinforces perspectives and proposes reflections and ways to contribute to the teaching of physical geography from a constant debate about the field and its possibilities of dialogue with film productions.