A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's (which was urged by the U.S.) effort eradicate coca crops, and the man who would come to represent them, Evo Morales.
Direction
Landes embedded himself for years — this is intimate access, not tourism.
Production
Shot on the fly during actual political upheaval; danger palpable.
Director
Alejandro Landes Echavarría
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Landes was only 26 when he started filming. He later made 'Monos' and 'Society of the Snow' — this was his training ground.
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BO
