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The documentary covers the recent history and the present of Guatemala; the overthrow of the revolutionary government of Arbenz in 1954 by the United States; and the organization of guerrillas. Guatemala: La tierra arrasada tries to explain the beginning of a war that lasted 36 years and broke out again at the beginning of the eighties, which became some of the most brutal massacres of Latin American history. Witnesses of the war relate how and why it happened, and how they hid themselves in the forest to escape the threat of genocide. Also they speak of the deficiency of territories, the occupation of these through agrarian reform, and of their organization to end impunity in the country.
Producer: Colectivo Miradas Screenwriter: Pau Soler Cinematographer: José Gayá Editing: José Gayá, Pau Soler Music: Mario de Mezapa |
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