Lonnie van Brummelen
Director
Stones Have Laws (2019)
An immersive initiation into the life of a Maroon community in the former Dutch colony of Suriname. Combining stories of African ancestral traditions and escaped slavery with enacted contemporary rituals, the film explores how the community’s powerful ties to the land have become endangered as industries threaten to devastate the region through deforestation and mining.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.tribe
Watch Providers: True Story
Production Companies: seriousFilm, VRIZA, Ideal Film
Country: Netherlands
Production Countries:
Netherlands,
Suriname
Languages:
Dutch
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Runtime: 100 min.
Released: Oct. 10, 2019
Status: Released
Certification: NR