Guy Lodge Film Critic There’s a distant, otherworldly aura to Rebecca Byrne, the teenage protagonist of “Transamazonia,” that is quite befitting of someone who literally dropped from the sky.
As a small girl, a plane she was on crashed in the remote depths of the Amazon basin, leaving her the only survivor of the tragedy.
Hailed by the media as a miracle child, she has since remained where she fell, carving out a reputation in the rainforest as a Christian faith healer.
It’s a testament to Helena Zengel‘s arresting, secretive lead performance that we’re never sure if miracles are Rebecca’s blessing or her branding.
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