The "Falsos Positivos" scandal that exploded on October 2008 revealed how and why ranks of the Colombian Army started to kill innocent people. Lured by money prizes given by the President Uribe's policy called "Seguridad Democratica", the Colombian Army dressed the bodies in military fatigues to claim the rewards for the fight against the FARC guerrilla. "Falsos Positivos" follows the trip of two families to retrieve the rests of their beloved, along with shocking interviews to activists, a former General, political analysts and witnesses of this huge scandal.
After 52 years of armed conflict the FARC guerrillas are about to hand over their arms in exchange for political participation and social inclusion of the poor. Ernesto is one of them. The much celebrated Colombian peace agreement throws Ernesto and the polarised society around him into chaos in which everyone is afraid of the future and their own survival.
This documentary explores the failures and consequences of the drug war in Colombia, focusing on the role of neoliberalism, the FARC guerrillas, cocaine trafficking, the impact on farmers, and the involvement of the US State Department.
A vision of Colombia's inhuman armed conflict, seen through the eyes of a young - and pregnant - girl soldier.
To End a War is a documentary that explores the peace process in Colombia, focusing on the negotiations between the government and the FARC guerrilla group. It provides an in-depth analysis of the factors that led to the conflict and the challenges faced in achieving peace.
In 1998, the President of Colombia dared to demilitarise a zone to carry out peace negotiations with the FARC-EP guerrilla group, but chaos erupted. A pivotal 2000 attack shifted the tide. Crafted solely from news archives, this film presents the atrocious event that changed the country's destiny.
Ghostly images of Colombia’s jungle landscapes are set to radio transmissions sent by family members to their kidnapped loved ones—heartrending messages of grief, support, and, against all odds, hope.
Ingrid Betancourt was the world’s most famous hostage. On February 23rd 2002, Ingrid, a presidential candidate in Columbia’s elections, was kidnapped by the left-wing FARC rebel group along with her assistant and friend Clara Rojas. She was held for over six years in the jungle. This is the first documentary account of what happened in the jungle in her words and those of fellow hostages. In a truly remarkable interview Ingrid relives stories of escape and betrayal, love and hate, terror and extraodinary courage.
Camila lives her last days in the jungle as a guerrilla of the FARC-EP at the crossroads between an uncertain future of peace and the lingering memory of a childhood severely punished. Sent to a war hospital in the middle of the jungle, Camila begins a journey into her past, to the depths of an old wound that needs to be healed. A journey that ends up leading her to an unexpected reunion with her friend Ricardo, a young guerrilla recently amputated due to a mine.
In the North of Colombia is a small place with a big story to tell. Here a group of farmers worked the land together. Each Family gave their farm a name to represent their hopes and dreams. The name of this place was Tranquilandia. But after a decade of systematic violence against its citizens, Tranquility is gone. All that is left now are empty farms, palm trees, and the spirits of those who didn't make it out alive. A documentary that gives voice to the people who thought they were caught in the middle of an armed conflict until they realized they were the target.
Strangers to Peace (2022) is a documentary film that follows the lives of three former child soldiers who must confront retribution, anxiety, and danger in their quest to rebuild their lives after leaving the FARC guerrilla army and the violent Colombian conflict.
Documentary about the dialogues of the Mesa de Paz de La Habana between the Colombian insurgent forces - FARC-EP - and the Colombian government, during the year 2014.
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