For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and 15 children. As he wields his machete with ease, slicing a path to his cocoa trees, the small jungle plot he cultivates in southern Belize remains pristine and wild. His dreams for his children to inherit the land and the traditions of their Mayan ancestors present a familiar challenge. The kids feel their father's philosophies don't fit into a global economy, so they're charting their own course. Rohan Fernando's direction tenderly displays a generational shift, causalities of progress in modern times and a man valiantly protecting an endangered culture. Breathtaking vistas of lush rainforests contrast with the urban dystopia that pulled Pops children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life
The Chocolate Farmer
May 5, 2011
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Rohan Fernando
Director
Rohan Fernando
Writer
Vanessa Larsen
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Steve Hallé
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John William Lutz
Administration
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Candice Desormeaux
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Stephanie Coolen
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Carolle Crooks
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Kent Martin
Executive Producer
Roberto Pop
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Patsy Coughran
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Annette Clarke
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Asif Illyas
Original Music Composer
Aram Kouyoumdjian
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Jean-Paul Vialard
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Alex Salter
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Philippe Raymond
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Brent Toombs
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Doug Woods
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