2009 Sydney Latin American Film Festival

Country: Guatemala

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Sergio Ramírez, 2011, 2011, Feature, Guatemala, 70min, Spanish with English subtitles

Tomás Choc is two days and 150 kilometres away from being reunited with Lucía, his only daughter, kidnapped by the Army 20 years ago during the Guatemalan War. Despite the pain of her absence, to keep her history alive, Tomás has kept a log of his struggle, resistance and survival in the hope of one day being able to give it to her.

 

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE RAID

La Redada de Mayo

This session will be followed by an engaging discussion with a guest panel. Entry by donation courtesy of Dendy Cinemas, arrive early to get your seat!

Greg Brosnan, Jennifer Szymaszek, 2009, 2010, Documentary, Guatemala, Mexico, United States, 30min, Spanish/English with English subtitles

When the US government stormed a Kosher meat plant in the American heartland arresting nearly 400 undocumented workers, a Guatemalan village wept. The biggest immigration raid in US history severed an economic lifeline to one of the poorest corners of the Western Hemisphere while pushing an Iowa
farm town to the brink of collapse.

A powerful and topical documentary about the human cost of deportation and detention of immigrants.

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THE BOOBY PRIZE

El Premio Flaco

In the tradition of unique Cuban Cinema, The Booby Prize is the latest film from the filmmaker who opened the inaugural Sydney Latin American Film Festival

Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, Iraida Malberti, 2009, 2010, Feature, Cuba, Guatemala, 112min, Spanish with English subtitles

In the tradition of unique Cuban Cinema, The Booby Prize is the latest film from the filmmaker who opened the inaugural Sydney Latin American Film Festival.

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